"nith" meaning in Cornish

See nith in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: nithow [plural], noyth [alternative]
Etymology: From Old Cornish noit, from Proto-Brythonic *nėθ, from Proto-Celtic *nextī. Cognate with Breton nizh, Irish neacht, and Welsh nith. Etymology templates: {{inh|kw|oco|noit}} Old Cornish noit, {{inh|kw|cel-bry-pro|*nėθ}} Proto-Brythonic *nėθ, {{inh|kw|cel-pro|*nextī}} Proto-Celtic *nextī, {{cog|br|nizh}} Breton nizh, {{cog|ga|neacht}} Irish neacht, {{cog|cy|nith}} Welsh nith Head templates: {{head|kw|noun||||||{{{d2}}}|plural|nithow|||||cat2=|f4g=|f5g=|f6g=|g=f|head=}} nith f (plural nithow), {{kw-noun|f|r}} nith f (plural nithow)
  1. niece Tags: feminine
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  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "noit",
      "noit#Old_Cornish"
    ],
    [
      "*nėθ",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/nėθ"
    ],
    [
      "*nextī",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/nextī"
    ],
    [
      "nizh",
      "nizh#Breton"
    ],
    [
      "neacht",
      "neacht#Irish"
    ],
    [
      "nith",
      "nith#Welsh"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "oco",
        "3": "noit"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Cornish noit",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*nėθ"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*nextī"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *nextī",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "nizh"
      },
      "expansion": "Breton nizh",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "neacht"
      },
      "expansion": "Irish neacht",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "nith"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh nith",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Cornish noit, from Proto-Brythonic *nėθ, from Proto-Celtic *nextī. Cognate with Breton nizh, Irish neacht, and Welsh nith.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nithow",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "noyth",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "10": "nithow",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{d2}}}",
        "9": "plural",
        "cat2": "",
        "f4g": "",
        "f5g": "",
        "f6g": "",
        "g": "f",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "nith f (plural nithow)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "r"
      },
      "expansion": "nith f (plural nithow)",
      "name": "kw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Cornish",
  "lang_code": "kw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Cornish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Cornish links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Cornish links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 5 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "kw",
          "name": "Family",
          "orig": "kw:Family",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "niece"
      ],
      "id": "en-nith-kw-noun-y-YYEDa1",
      "links": [
        [
          "niece",
          "niece#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "nith"
}
{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "noit",
      "noit#Old_Cornish"
    ],
    [
      "*nėθ",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/nėθ"
    ],
    [
      "*nextī",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/nextī"
    ],
    [
      "nizh",
      "nizh#Breton"
    ],
    [
      "neacht",
      "neacht#Irish"
    ],
    [
      "nith",
      "nith#Welsh"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "oco",
        "3": "noit"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Cornish noit",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*nėθ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *nėθ",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*nextī"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *nextī",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "nizh"
      },
      "expansion": "Breton nizh",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "neacht"
      },
      "expansion": "Irish neacht",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "nith"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh nith",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Cornish noit, from Proto-Brythonic *nėθ, from Proto-Celtic *nextī. Cognate with Breton nizh, Irish neacht, and Welsh nith.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nithow",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "noyth",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "10": "nithow",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{d2}}}",
        "9": "plural",
        "cat2": "",
        "f4g": "",
        "f5g": "",
        "f6g": "",
        "g": "f",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "nith f (plural nithow)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "r"
      },
      "expansion": "nith f (plural nithow)",
      "name": "kw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Cornish",
  "lang_code": "kw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Cornish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Cornish feminine nouns",
        "Cornish lemmas",
        "Cornish links with redundant alt parameters",
        "Cornish links with redundant wikilinks",
        "Cornish nouns",
        "Cornish terms derived from Old Cornish",
        "Cornish terms derived from Proto-Brythonic",
        "Cornish terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
        "Cornish terms inherited from Old Cornish",
        "Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic",
        "Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
        "Pages with 5 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "kw:Family"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "niece"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "niece",
          "niece#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "nith"
}

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