"Mai" meaning in Welsh

See Mai in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /mai̯/ Audio: Cy-Mai.ogg Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], Mai [error-unrecognized-form], Fai [soft]
Rhymes: -ai̯ Etymology: From Middle Welsh Mey, from Latin Maius. Etymology templates: {{inh|cy|wlm|Mey}} Middle Welsh Mey, {{der|cy|la|Maius}} Latin Maius Head templates: {{cy-proper noun|m}} Mai m Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. May Tags: masculine Synonyms: cyntefin
    Sense id: en-Mai-cy-name-jHj-W5k2 Categories (other): Pages with 13 entries, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header
{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "Mey",
      "Mey#Middle_Welsh"
    ],
    [
      "Maius",
      "Maius#Latin"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "Mey"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh Mey",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "Maius"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin Maius",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh Mey, from Latin Maius.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Mai",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Fai",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "Mai m",
      "name": "cy-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 13 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "May"
      ],
      "id": "en-Mai-cy-name-jHj-W5k2",
      "links": [
        [
          "May",
          "May"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "cyntefin"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mai̯/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Cy-Mai.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0b/Cy-Mai.ogg/Cy-Mai.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/Cy-Mai.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ai̯"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "mai"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "mae (South Wales)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Mai"
}
{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "Mey",
      "Mey#Middle_Welsh"
    ],
    [
      "Maius",
      "Maius#Latin"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "Mey"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh Mey",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "Maius"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin Maius",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh Mey, from Latin Maius.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Mai",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Fai",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "Mai m",
      "name": "cy-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 13 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Welsh/ai̯",
        "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
        "Welsh lemmas",
        "Welsh masculine nouns",
        "Welsh proper nouns",
        "Welsh terms derived from Latin",
        "Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh",
        "Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh",
        "Welsh terms with homophones"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "May"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "May",
          "May"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mai̯/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Cy-Mai.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0b/Cy-Mai.ogg/Cy-Mai.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/Cy-Mai.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ai̯"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "mai"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "mae (South Wales)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "cyntefin"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Mai"
}

Download raw JSONL data for Mai meaning in Welsh (1.6kB)

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  ],
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  "subsection": "proper noun",
  "title": "Mai",
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}

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  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: Mai/Welsh 'nasal' base_tags={'soft', 'error-unrecognized-form'}",
  "path": [
    "Mai"
  ],
  "section": "Welsh",
  "subsection": "proper noun",
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  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: Mai/Welsh 'aspirate' base_tags={'soft', 'error-unrecognized-form'}",
  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Welsh",
  "subsection": "proper noun",
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  "trace": ""
}

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