"Caer" meaning in Welsh

See Caer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /kaːɨ̯r/ [North-Wales], /kai̯r/ [South-Wales] Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], Caer [error-unrecognized-form], Gaer [soft], Nghaer [error-unrecognized-form], Chaer [error-unrecognized-form], Caerlleon [alternative], Caerlleon Gawr [alternative]
Etymology: Specialized use of caer (“fortified city”). Head templates: {{head|cy|proper noun}} Caer Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. Chester (a city, the county town of Cheshire, in northwest England) Categories (place): Cities in Cheshire, England, Cities in England, Places in Cheshire, England, Places in England, Towns in Cheshire, England, Towns in England Derived forms: codi cyn cŵn Caer (english: to get up at the crack of dawn; to get up before the dogs of Chester) [literally], cyn codi cŵn Caer (english: at the crack of dawn; before the dogs of Chester get up) [literally], Swydd Gaer (english: Cheshire)
    Sense id: en-Caer-cy-name-wzJB2kwE Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header
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  "etymology_text": "Specialized use of caer (“fortified city”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Caer",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gaer",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Nghaer",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Chaer",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Caerlleon",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Caerlleon Gawr",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "proper noun"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "cy",
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          "orig": "cy:Cities in Cheshire, England",
          "parents": [
            "Cities",
            "Places"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
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          "name": "Cities in England",
          "orig": "cy:Cities in England",
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            "Cities",
            "Places"
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        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
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          "parents": [
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        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
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          "name": "Places in England",
          "orig": "cy:Places in England",
          "parents": [
            "Places"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "cy",
          "name": "Towns in Cheshire, England",
          "orig": "cy:Towns in Cheshire, England",
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            "Places"
          ],
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        },
        {
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          "name": "Towns in England",
          "orig": "cy:Towns in England",
          "parents": [
            "Towns",
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "to get up at the crack of dawn; to get up before the dogs of Chester",
          "tags": [
            "literally"
          ],
          "word": "codi cyn cŵn Caer"
        },
        {
          "english": "at the crack of dawn; before the dogs of Chester get up",
          "tags": [
            "literally"
          ],
          "word": "cyn codi cŵn Caer"
        },
        {
          "english": "Cheshire",
          "word": "Swydd Gaer"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Chester (a city, the county town of Cheshire, in northwest England)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Caer-cy-name-wzJB2kwE",
      "links": [
        [
          "Chester",
          "Chester#English"
        ],
        [
          "city",
          "city"
        ],
        [
          "county town",
          "county town"
        ],
        [
          "Cheshire",
          "Cheshire#English"
        ],
        [
          "England",
          "England#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kaːɨ̯r/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kai̯r/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Caer"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "to get up at the crack of dawn; to get up before the dogs of Chester",
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ],
      "word": "codi cyn cŵn Caer"
    },
    {
      "english": "at the crack of dawn; before the dogs of Chester get up",
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ],
      "word": "cyn codi cŵn Caer"
    },
    {
      "english": "Cheshire",
      "word": "Swydd Gaer"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Specialized use of caer (“fortified city”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Caer",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gaer",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Nghaer",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Chaer",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Caerlleon",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Caerlleon Gawr",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "proper noun"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
        "Welsh lemmas",
        "Welsh proper nouns",
        "cy:Cities in Cheshire, England",
        "cy:Cities in England",
        "cy:Places in Cheshire, England",
        "cy:Places in England",
        "cy:Towns in Cheshire, England",
        "cy:Towns in England"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Chester (a city, the county town of Cheshire, in northwest England)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Chester",
          "Chester#English"
        ],
        [
          "city",
          "city"
        ],
        [
          "county town",
          "county town"
        ],
        [
          "Cheshire",
          "Cheshire#English"
        ],
        [
          "England",
          "England#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kaːɨ̯r/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kai̯r/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Caer"
}

Download raw JSONL data for Caer meaning in Welsh (1.8kB)

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