"-es" meaning in Welsh

See -es in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /-ɛs/ [North-Wales, colloquial, standard], /-as/ [North-Wales, colloquial], /-ɛs/ [South-Wales] Forms: -esau [plural]
Etymology: From Middle Welsh -es, from Proto-Brythonic *-es, from Latin -issa, whence also English -ess. Cognate with Cornish -es. Etymology templates: {{etymid|cy|feminine}}, {{inh|cy|wlm|-es}} Middle Welsh -es, {{inh|cy|cel-bry-pro|*-es}} Proto-Brythonic *-es, {{der|cy|la|-issa}} Latin -issa, {{cog|en|-ess}} English -ess, {{cog|kw|-es}} Cornish -es Head templates: {{head|cy|suffix|plural|-esau|cat2=noun-forming suffixes|g=f}} -es f (plural -esau)
  1. female suffix Tags: feminine, morpheme, suffix Synonyms: -wraig
    Sense id: en--es-cy-suffix-JXqFCxwW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

IPA: /-ɛs/ [North-Wales, colloquial, standard], /-as/ [North-Wales, colloquial], /-ɛs/ [South-Wales]
Etymology templates: {{etymid|cy|collective}} Head templates: {{head|cy|suffix|cat2=noun-forming suffixes|g=f}} -es f
  1. collective noun Tags: collective, feminine, morpheme, noun
    Sense id: en--es-cy-suffix-RhBjem3o
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Suffix

IPA: /-ɛs/ [North-Wales], /-ɛʃ/ [North-Wales], /-ɪʃ/ [North-Wales], /-ɛs/ [South-Wales], /-ɛs/ [North-Wales, colloquial, standard], /-as/ [North-Wales, colloquial], /-ɛs/ [South-Wales] Forms: -ais [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|cy|suffix|cat2=inflectional suffixes}} -es
  1. (colloquial) verb suffix for the first-person singular preterite Tags: colloquial, morpheme
    Sense id: en--es-cy-suffix-~MhxilQ9 Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 40 6 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "feminine"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymid"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "-es"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh -es",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*-es"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *-es",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "-issa"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin -issa",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "-ess"
      },
      "expansion": "English -ess",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "-es"
      },
      "expansion": "Cornish -es",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh -es, from Proto-Brythonic *-es, from Latin -issa, whence also English -ess. Cognate with Cornish -es.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-esau",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "suffix",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "-esau",
        "cat2": "noun-forming suffixes",
        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "-es f (plural -esau)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "athro (“male teacher”) + -es → athrawes (“female teacher”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "gweinydd (“waiter”) + -es → gweinyddes (“waitress”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Norwy (“Norway”) + -es → Norwyes (“Norwegian woman”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "cadno (“fox”) + -es → cadnawes (“vixen”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "female suffix"
      ],
      "id": "en--es-cy-suffix-JXqFCxwW",
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "-wraig"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "morpheme",
        "suffix"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/-ɛs/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales",
        "colloquial",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-as/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-ɛs/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-es"
}

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    }
  ],
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    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "brân (“crow”) + -es → branes (“flight of crows”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "llong (“ship”) + -es → llynges (“navy, fleet”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "collective noun"
      ],
      "id": "en--es-cy-suffix-RhBjem3o",
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        "morpheme",
        "noun"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/-ɛs/",
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        "colloquial",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-as/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-ɛs/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-es"
}

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  "etymology_number": 3,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-ais",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "suffix",
        "cat2": "inflectional suffixes"
      },
      "expansion": "-es",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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        {
          "_dis": "40 6 54",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "verb suffix for the first-person singular preterite"
      ],
      "id": "en--es-cy-suffix-~MhxilQ9",
      "links": [
        [
          "first-person",
          "first person#English"
        ],
        [
          "singular",
          "singular#English"
        ],
        [
          "preterite",
          "preterite#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) verb suffix for the first-person singular preterite"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/-ɛs/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-ɛʃ/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-ɪʃ/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-ɛs/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-ɛs/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales",
        "colloquial",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-as/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-ɛs/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-es"
}
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    "Pages using catfix",
    "Pages with 22 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
    "Welsh feminine suffixes",
    "Welsh inflectional suffixes",
    "Welsh lemmas",
    "Welsh noun-forming suffixes",
    "Welsh suffixes",
    "Welsh terms derived from Latin",
    "Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh",
    "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "feminine"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymid"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "-es"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh -es",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*-es"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *-es",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "-issa"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin -issa",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "-ess"
      },
      "expansion": "English -ess",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "-es"
      },
      "expansion": "Cornish -es",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh -es, from Proto-Brythonic *-es, from Latin -issa, whence also English -ess. Cognate with Cornish -es.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-esau",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "suffix",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "-esau",
        "cat2": "noun-forming suffixes",
        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "-es f (plural -esau)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "athro (“male teacher”) + -es → athrawes (“female teacher”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "gweinydd (“waiter”) + -es → gweinyddes (“waitress”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Norwy (“Norway”) + -es → Norwyes (“Norwegian woman”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "cadno (“fox”) + -es → cadnawes (“vixen”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "female suffix"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "-wraig"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "morpheme",
        "suffix"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/-ɛs/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales",
        "colloquial",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-as/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-ɛs/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-es"
}

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    "Pages with 22 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
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    "Welsh lemmas",
    "Welsh noun-forming suffixes",
    "Welsh suffixes"
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    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "brân (“crow”) + -es → branes (“flight of crows”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "llong (“ship”) + -es → llynges (“navy, fleet”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "collective noun"
      ],
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        "feminine",
        "morpheme",
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/-ɛs/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales",
        "colloquial",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-as/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-ɛs/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-es"
}

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    "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
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  ],
  "etymology_number": 3,
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    {
      "form": "-ais",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "head"
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        "verb suffix for the first-person singular preterite"
      ],
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        ],
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          "singular",
          "singular#English"
        ],
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        ]
      ],
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/-ɛs/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-ɛʃ/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-ɪʃ/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-ɛs/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-ɛs/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales",
        "colloquial",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-as/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-ɛs/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-es"
}

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