"adar" meaning in Welsh

See adar in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈadar/ [North-Wales], /ˈaːdar/ [South-Wales], /ˈadar/ [South-Wales] Forms: aderyn [masculine, singular], deryn [masculine, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], adar [error-unrecognized-form], hadar [prothesis-h]
Rhymes: -adar Etymology: From Old Welsh atar, from Proto-Celtic *ɸatar, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ (obl. *pth₂-éns), from the same root as Proto-Celtic *ɸetnos, hence Welsh edn, adain, ehedeg and Old Irish én "bird". Also compare Old Irish ette "feather", English feather, and Latin penna. Etymology templates: {{root|cy|ine-pro|*peth₂-}}, {{inh|cy|owl|atar}} Old Welsh atar, {{inh|cy|cel-pro|*ɸatar}} Proto-Celtic *ɸatar, {{inh|cy|ine-pro|*péth₂r̥}} Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥, {{inh|cy|cel-pro|*ɸetnos}} Proto-Celtic *ɸetnos, {{cog|sga|én}} Old Irish én, {{cog|sga|ette}} Old Irish ette, {{cog|en|feather}} English feather, {{cog|la|penna}} Latin penna Head templates: {{cy-noun|m-p|aderyn|sg2=deryn}} adar (plural, singular aderyn m or deryn m) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. birds Tags: plural Synonyms: ednod, ehediaid
    Sense id: en-adar-cy-noun-fxTq3IBg Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header, Birds Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Birds: 70 30
  2. (obsolete) young birds, chicks Tags: obsolete, plural Synonyms: adar bach, cywion
    Sense id: en-adar-cy-noun-9TnnEbIH Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: adar bach (english: young birds, little birds), adar cariad (english: lovebirds), adar cloch (english: bellbirds), adar drycin (english: shearwaters), adar dŵr (english: waterfowl), adar gyddf-felyn (english: yellowthroats), adar haul (english: sunbirds), adar morgrug (english: antbirds), adar o'r unlliw a hedant i'r unlle (english: birds of a feather flock together), adar paradwys (english: birds of paradise), adar tagellog (english: saddlebacks, tīekes), adar tomen (english: scrub fowls), adar y llin, adar cywarch (english: linnets), adar y si, adar bach y si (english: hummingbirds), adar yr eira (english: starlings), adar ysglyfaeth (english: birds of prey), adara (english: to fowl, to catch birds), adardy (english: aviary), adareg [ornithology, biology, natural-sciences], adaregol (english: ornithological), adaregydd (english: ornithologist), adargi (english: retriever, setter, spaniel), adarwr (english: fowler), adarydd (english: ornithologist), adaryddiaeth [ornithology, biology, natural-sciences], aderyn anlwc (english: bird of ill omen), clustlys troed aderyn (english: bird's-foot earwort), glud adar, adarlud (english: birdlime), gwylio adar (english: to birdwatch), lladd dau aderyn ag un ergyd (english: kill two birds with one stone), tipyn o dderyn (english: bit of a lad)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "young birds, little birds",
      "translation": "young birds, little birds",
      "word": "adar bach"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "lovebirds",
      "translation": "lovebirds",
      "word": "adar cariad"
    },
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      "english": "bellbirds",
      "translation": "bellbirds",
      "word": "adar cloch"
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    {
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      "english": "shearwaters",
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      "word": "adar drycin"
    },
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      "english": "waterfowl",
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      "word": "adar dŵr"
    },
    {
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      "english": "yellowthroats",
      "translation": "yellowthroats",
      "word": "adar gyddf-felyn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "sunbirds",
      "translation": "sunbirds",
      "word": "adar haul"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "antbirds",
      "translation": "antbirds",
      "word": "adar morgrug"
    },
    {
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      "english": "birds of a feather flock together",
      "translation": "birds of a feather flock together",
      "word": "adar o'r unlliw a hedant i'r unlle"
    },
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      "english": "birds of paradise",
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      "word": "adar paradwys"
    },
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      "english": "saddlebacks, tīekes",
      "translation": "saddlebacks, tīekes",
      "word": "adar tagellog"
    },
    {
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      "english": "scrub fowls",
      "translation": "scrub fowls",
      "word": "adar tomen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "adar y llin"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "linnets",
      "translation": "linnets",
      "word": "adar cywarch"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "hummingbirds",
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      "word": "adar bach y si"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "starlings",
      "translation": "starlings",
      "word": "adar yr eira"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "birds of prey",
      "translation": "birds of prey",
      "word": "adar ysglyfaeth"
    },
    {
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      "english": "to fowl, to catch birds",
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      "word": "adara"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "aviary",
      "translation": "aviary",
      "word": "adardy"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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        "ornithology",
        "biology",
        "natural-sciences"
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      "word": "adareg"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "ornithological",
      "translation": "ornithological",
      "word": "adaregol"
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    {
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      "english": "ornithologist",
      "translation": "ornithologist",
      "word": "adaregydd"
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      "english": "retriever, setter, spaniel",
      "translation": "retriever, setter, spaniel",
      "word": "adargi"
    },
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      "english": "fowler",
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      "word": "adarwr"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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        "biology",
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      ],
      "word": "adaryddiaeth"
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      "english": "bird of ill omen",
      "translation": "bird of ill omen",
      "word": "aderyn anlwc"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "bird's-foot earwort",
      "translation": "bird's-foot earwort",
      "word": "clustlys troed aderyn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "glud adar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "birdlime",
      "translation": "birdlime",
      "word": "adarlud"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "to birdwatch",
      "translation": "to birdwatch",
      "word": "gwylio adar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "kill two birds with one stone",
      "translation": "kill two birds with one stone",
      "word": "lladd dau aderyn ag un ergyd"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "bit of a lad",
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      "english": "young birds, little birds",
      "translation": "young birds, little birds",
      "word": "adar bach"
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    {
      "english": "lovebirds",
      "translation": "lovebirds",
      "word": "adar cariad"
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      "english": "bellbirds",
      "translation": "bellbirds",
      "word": "adar cloch"
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    {
      "english": "shearwaters",
      "translation": "shearwaters",
      "word": "adar drycin"
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    {
      "english": "waterfowl",
      "translation": "waterfowl",
      "word": "adar dŵr"
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    {
      "english": "yellowthroats",
      "translation": "yellowthroats",
      "word": "adar gyddf-felyn"
    },
    {
      "english": "sunbirds",
      "translation": "sunbirds",
      "word": "adar haul"
    },
    {
      "english": "antbirds",
      "translation": "antbirds",
      "word": "adar morgrug"
    },
    {
      "english": "birds of a feather flock together",
      "translation": "birds of a feather flock together",
      "word": "adar o'r unlliw a hedant i'r unlle"
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    {
      "english": "birds of paradise",
      "translation": "birds of paradise",
      "word": "adar paradwys"
    },
    {
      "english": "saddlebacks, tīekes",
      "translation": "saddlebacks, tīekes",
      "word": "adar tagellog"
    },
    {
      "english": "scrub fowls",
      "translation": "scrub fowls",
      "word": "adar tomen"
    },
    {
      "word": "adar y llin"
    },
    {
      "english": "linnets",
      "translation": "linnets",
      "word": "adar cywarch"
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    {
      "word": "adar y si"
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    {
      "english": "hummingbirds",
      "translation": "hummingbirds",
      "word": "adar bach y si"
    },
    {
      "english": "starlings",
      "translation": "starlings",
      "word": "adar yr eira"
    },
    {
      "english": "birds of prey",
      "translation": "birds of prey",
      "word": "adar ysglyfaeth"
    },
    {
      "english": "to fowl, to catch birds",
      "translation": "to fowl, to catch birds",
      "word": "adara"
    },
    {
      "english": "aviary",
      "translation": "aviary",
      "word": "adardy"
    },
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        "ornithology",
        "biology",
        "natural-sciences"
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    {
      "english": "ornithological",
      "translation": "ornithological",
      "word": "adaregol"
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      "word": "adaregydd"
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      "translation": "retriever, setter, spaniel",
      "word": "adargi"
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    {
      "english": "fowler",
      "translation": "fowler",
      "word": "adarwr"
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      "english": "ornithologist",
      "translation": "ornithologist",
      "word": "adarydd"
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        "natural-sciences"
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      "english": "bird of ill omen",
      "translation": "bird of ill omen",
      "word": "aderyn anlwc"
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    {
      "english": "bird's-foot earwort",
      "translation": "bird's-foot earwort",
      "word": "clustlys troed aderyn"
    },
    {
      "word": "glud adar"
    },
    {
      "english": "birdlime",
      "translation": "birdlime",
      "word": "adarlud"
    },
    {
      "english": "to birdwatch",
      "translation": "to birdwatch",
      "word": "gwylio adar"
    },
    {
      "english": "kill two birds with one stone",
      "translation": "kill two birds with one stone",
      "word": "lladd dau aderyn ag un ergyd"
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      "english": "bit of a lad",
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        "(obsolete) young birds, chicks"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "adar bach"
        },
        {
          "word": "cywion"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈadar/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈaːdar/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈadar/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-adar"
    }
  ],
  "word": "adar"
}

Download raw JSONL data for adar meaning in Welsh (5.7kB)

{
  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: adar/Welsh 'radical' base_tags=set()",
  "path": [
    "adar"
  ],
  "section": "Welsh",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "adar",
  "trace": ""
}

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

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