"menydh" meaning in Cornish

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Noun

Forms: menydhyow [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], menydh [unmutated], venydh [soft], fenydh [mixed], venydh [after-th, mutation-mixed], menedh [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle Cornish meneth, from Old Cornish menit, from Proto-Brythonic *mönɨð, from Proto-Celtic *moniyos (compare Welsh mynydd, Breton menez), from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to tower, stand out”) (compare Latin mōns). Etymology templates: {{inh|kw|cnx|meneth}} Middle Cornish meneth, {{inh|kw|oco|menit}} Old Cornish menit, {{inh|kw|cel-bry-pro|*mönɨð}} Proto-Brythonic *mönɨð, {{inh|kw|cel-pro|*moniyos}} Proto-Celtic *moniyos, {{cog|cy|mynydd}} Welsh mynydd, {{cog|br|menez}} Breton menez, {{der|kw|ine-pro|*men-||to tower, stand out|id=stand out}} Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to tower, stand out”), {{cog|la|mōns}} Latin mōns Head templates: {{head|kw|noun||{{{dual}}}||{{{dual2}}}|plural|menydhyow|||||g=m|head=}} menydh m (plural menydhyow), {{kw-noun|m|y}} menydh m (plural menydhyow)
  1. mountain Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-menydh-kw-noun-O4DTj3aG
  2. hill Tags: masculine Synonyms: bre, bronn, mena
    Sense id: en-menydh-kw-noun-93~Lsh3e Categories (other): Cornish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Landforms Disambiguation of Cornish entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97 Disambiguation of Landforms: 31 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: helyk an menydh (english: mountain willows), kegiswydh an menydh (english: mountain hemlock), lus a'n menydh (english: lingonberries), menydh rew, menydh yey (english: iceberg), pinbren an menydh (english: mountain pine), ros menydh (english: peonies)
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "mountain willows",
      "word": "helyk an menydh"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "mountain hemlock",
      "word": "kegiswydh an menydh"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "lingonberries",
      "word": "lus a'n menydh"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "menydh rew"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "iceberg",
      "word": "menydh yey"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "mountain pine",
      "word": "pinbren an menydh"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "peonies",
      "word": "ros menydh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "cnx",
        "3": "meneth"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Cornish meneth",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "oco",
        "3": "menit"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Cornish menit",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*mönɨð"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *mönɨð",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*moniyos"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *moniyos",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "mynydd"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh mynydd",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "menez"
      },
      "expansion": "Breton menez",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*men-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to tower, stand out",
        "id": "stand out"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to tower, stand out”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "mōns"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin mōns",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Cornish meneth, from Old Cornish menit, from Proto-Brythonic *mönɨð, from Proto-Celtic *moniyos (compare Welsh mynydd, Breton menez), from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to tower, stand out”) (compare Latin mōns).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "menydhyow",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "menydh",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "unmutated"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "venydh",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fenydh",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mixed"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "venydh",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "after-th",
        "mutation-mixed"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "menedh",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "10": "",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "{{{dual}}}",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{dual2}}}",
        "7": "plural",
        "8": "menydhyow",
        "9": "",
        "g": "m",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "menydh m (plural menydhyow)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "y"
      },
      "expansion": "menydh m (plural menydhyow)",
      "name": "kw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Cornish",
  "lang_code": "kw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mountain"
      ],
      "id": "en-menydh-kw-noun-O4DTj3aG",
      "links": [
        [
          "mountain",
          "mountain"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "5 95",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Cornish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "13 87",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 97",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 69",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "kw",
          "name": "Landforms",
          "orig": "kw:Landforms",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hill"
      ],
      "id": "en-menydh-kw-noun-93~Lsh3e",
      "links": [
        [
          "hill",
          "hill"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bre"
        },
        {
          "word": "bronn"
        },
        {
          "word": "mena"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "menydh"
}
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    "Cornish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Cornish lemmas",
    "Cornish masculine nouns",
    "Cornish nouns",
    "Cornish terms derived from Middle Cornish",
    "Cornish terms derived from Old Cornish",
    "Cornish terms derived from Proto-Brythonic",
    "Cornish terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Cornish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Cornish terms inherited from Middle Cornish",
    "Cornish terms inherited from Old Cornish",
    "Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic",
    "Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "kw:Landforms"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "mountain willows",
      "word": "helyk an menydh"
    },
    {
      "english": "mountain hemlock",
      "word": "kegiswydh an menydh"
    },
    {
      "english": "lingonberries",
      "word": "lus a'n menydh"
    },
    {
      "word": "menydh rew"
    },
    {
      "english": "iceberg",
      "word": "menydh yey"
    },
    {
      "english": "mountain pine",
      "word": "pinbren an menydh"
    },
    {
      "english": "peonies",
      "word": "ros menydh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "cnx",
        "3": "meneth"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Cornish meneth",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "oco",
        "3": "menit"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Cornish menit",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*mönɨð"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *mönɨð",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*moniyos"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *moniyos",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "mynydd"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh mynydd",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "menez"
      },
      "expansion": "Breton menez",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*men-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to tower, stand out",
        "id": "stand out"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to tower, stand out”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "mōns"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin mōns",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Cornish meneth, from Old Cornish menit, from Proto-Brythonic *mönɨð, from Proto-Celtic *moniyos (compare Welsh mynydd, Breton menez), from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to tower, stand out”) (compare Latin mōns).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "menydhyow",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "menydh",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "unmutated"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "venydh",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fenydh",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mixed"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "venydh",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "after-th",
        "mutation-mixed"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "menedh",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "10": "",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "{{{dual}}}",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{dual2}}}",
        "7": "plural",
        "8": "menydhyow",
        "9": "",
        "g": "m",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "menydh m (plural menydhyow)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
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      },
      "expansion": "menydh m (plural menydhyow)",
      "name": "kw-noun"
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  ],
  "lang": "Cornish",
  "lang_code": "kw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mountain"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mountain",
          "mountain"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "hill"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hill",
          "hill"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bre"
        },
        {
          "word": "bronn"
        },
        {
          "word": "mena"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "menydh"
}

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