"tew" meaning in Cornish

See tew in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /tɛʊ/ Forms: moy tew [comparative], tewwa [comparative], an tewwa [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], tew [unmutated], dew [soft], thew [error-unrecognized-form]
Etymology: From Proto-Brythonic *teɣ, from Proto-Celtic *tegus, from Proto-Indo-European *tégus. Cognate with Welsh tew and Breton tev. Etymology templates: {{inh|kw|cel-bry-pro|*teɣ}} Proto-Brythonic *teɣ, {{inh|kw|cel-pro|*tegus}} Proto-Celtic *tegus, {{inh|kw|ine-pro|*tégus}} Proto-Indo-European *tégus, {{cog|cy|tew}} Welsh tew, {{cog|br|tev}} Breton tev Head templates: {{head|kw|adjective|comparative|moy tew//tewwa|superlative|an tewwa//|head=}} tew (comparative moy tew /tewwa, superlative an tewwa), {{kw-adj|m|tewwa|com2=tewwa}} tew (comparative moy tew /tewwa, superlative an tewwa)
  1. fat Synonyms: blonek
    Sense id: en-tew-kw-adj-vgf1E5ph
  2. thick
    Sense id: en-tew-kw-adj-exKR5-2K
  3. dense Synonyms: doos
    Sense id: en-tew-kw-adj-1qmFmCEu
  4. bulky Synonyms: bras
    Sense id: en-tew-kw-adj-0Ie2Et6I Categories (other): Cornish entries with incorrect language header, Cornish links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of Cornish entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 2 21 38 38 Disambiguation of Cornish links with redundant wikilinks: 1 1 4 14 40 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: gober tew (english: gross pay), guwbren tew (english: lancewood), tew y dhiwweus (english: thick-lipped), tew y groghen (english: insensitive), tewder (english: bulk, density, thickness), tewhe (english: thicken, fatten) [verb]

Numeral

IPA: /tɛʊ/
Etymology: From Proto-Brythonic *teɣ, from Proto-Celtic *tegus, from Proto-Indo-European *tégus. Cognate with Welsh tew and Breton tev. Etymology templates: {{inh|kw|cel-bry-pro|*teɣ}} Proto-Brythonic *teɣ, {{inh|kw|cel-pro|*tegus}} Proto-Celtic *tegus, {{inh|kw|ine-pro|*tégus}} Proto-Indo-European *tégus, {{cog|cy|tew}} Welsh tew, {{cog|br|tev}} Breton tev Head templates: {{head|kw|mutated numeral}} tew
  1. hard mutation of dew
    Sense id: en-tew-kw-num-xcU198vS Categories (other): Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, Cornish entries with incorrect language header, Cornish links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 1 1 1 7 13 13 13 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 1 3 12 1 8 1 0 1 2 2 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 0 9 15 15 16 1 2 2 1 1 4 3 1 2 14 1 7 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 Disambiguation of Cornish entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 2 21 38 38 Disambiguation of Cornish links with redundant wikilinks: 1 1 4 14 40 40
  2. mixed mutation of dew Tags: form-of, mutation-mixed Form of: dew
    Sense id: en-tew-kw-num-cyV-F0pr Categories (other): Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, Cornish entries with incorrect language header, Cornish links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 1 1 1 7 13 13 13 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 1 3 12 1 8 1 0 1 2 2 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 0 9 15 15 16 1 2 2 1 1 4 3 1 2 14 1 7 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 Disambiguation of Cornish entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 2 21 38 38 Disambiguation of Cornish links with redundant wikilinks: 1 1 4 14 40 40
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "gross pay",
      "translation": "gross pay",
      "word": "gober tew"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "lancewood",
      "translation": "lancewood",
      "word": "guwbren tew"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "thick-lipped",
      "translation": "thick-lipped",
      "word": "tew y dhiwweus"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "insensitive",
      "translation": "insensitive",
      "word": "tew y groghen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "bulk, density, thickness",
      "translation": "bulk, density, thickness",
      "word": "tewder"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "thicken, fatten",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "translation": "thicken, fatten",
      "word": "tewhe"
    }
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      "expansion": "Breton tev",
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      "form": "moy tew",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "tewwa",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an tewwa",
      "tags": [
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    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tew",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "unmutated"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "dew",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "thew",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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        "fat"
      ],
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          "fat",
          "fat"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "blonek"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
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        "thick"
      ],
      "id": "en-tew-kw-adj-exKR5-2K",
      "links": [
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          "thick",
          "thick"
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    },
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      "glosses": [
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      ],
      "id": "en-tew-kw-adj-1qmFmCEu",
      "links": [
        [
          "dense",
          "dense"
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      "synonyms": [
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          "word": "doos"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
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        }
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    }
  ],
  "word": "tew"
}

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  "pos": "num",
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          "_dis": "1 1 1 7 13 13 13 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 1 3 12 1 8 1 0 1 2 2 1 2",
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          "dew",
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        ]
      ]
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          "dew",
          "dew#Cornish"
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    {
      "ipa": "/tɛʊ/"
    }
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  "word": "tew"
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    "Cornish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Cornish lemmas",
    "Cornish links with redundant wikilinks",
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    "Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
    "Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
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  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "gross pay",
      "translation": "gross pay",
      "word": "gober tew"
    },
    {
      "english": "lancewood",
      "translation": "lancewood",
      "word": "guwbren tew"
    },
    {
      "english": "thick-lipped",
      "translation": "thick-lipped",
      "word": "tew y dhiwweus"
    },
    {
      "english": "insensitive",
      "translation": "insensitive",
      "word": "tew y groghen"
    },
    {
      "english": "bulk, density, thickness",
      "translation": "bulk, density, thickness",
      "word": "tewder"
    },
    {
      "english": "thicken, fatten",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "translation": "thicken, fatten",
      "word": "tewhe"
    }
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      "form": "moy tew",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
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      "form": "tewwa",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
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      "form": "an tewwa",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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      "form": "tew",
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      "form": "dew",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
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      "form": "thew",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
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          "thick",
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          "word": "doos"
        }
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          "word": "bras"
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    {
      "ipa": "/tɛʊ/"
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  "word": "tew"
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    {
      "ipa": "/tɛʊ/"
    }
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}

Download raw JSONL data for tew meaning in Cornish (4.6kB)

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  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: tew/Cornish 'aspirate' base_tags={'soft', 'unmutated'}",
  "path": [
    "tew"
  ],
  "section": "Cornish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "tew",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: tew/Cornish 'hard' base_tags={'error-unrecognized-form', 'soft', 'unmutated'}",
  "path": [
    "tew"
  ],
  "section": "Cornish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
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