"afanc" meaning in Welsh

See afanc in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈavaŋk/ [North-Wales], /ˈa(ː)vaŋk/ [South-Wales] Forms: afancod [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], afanc [error-unrecognized-form], hafanc [prothesis-h]
Etymology: From Proto-Brythonic *aβank, from Proto-Celtic *abankos (compare Breton avank, Irish abhac (“dwarf”)), from *abū (“river”). More at afon. Etymology templates: {{inh|cy|cel-bry-pro|*aβank}} Proto-Brythonic *aβank, {{inh|cy|cel-pro|*abankos}} Proto-Celtic *abankos, {{cog|br|avank}} Breton avank, {{cog|ga|abhac|t=dwarf}} Irish abhac (“dwarf”) Head templates: {{cy-noun|m|afancod}} afanc m (plural afancod) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. beaver (Castor) Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Rodents Synonyms: llostlydan, befer
    Sense id: en-afanc-cy-noun-4F~E5KMG Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 38 31 31
  2. (Celtic mythology, mythology) afanc (lake monster in Welsh mythology) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Celtic mythology, Mythological creatures Synonyms (lake monster): addanc
    Sense id: en-afanc-cy-noun-cddDUSU~ Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 38 31 31 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'lake monster': 0 100 0
  3. (obsolete) crocodile, alligator, cayman Tags: masculine, obsolete
    Sense id: en-afanc-cy-noun-v-5~hgxV Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 38 31 31

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*aβank"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *aβank",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*abankos"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *abankos",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "avank"
      },
      "expansion": "Breton avank",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "abhac",
        "t": "dwarf"
      },
      "expansion": "Irish abhac (“dwarf”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Brythonic *aβank, from Proto-Celtic *abankos (compare Breton avank, Irish abhac (“dwarf”)), from *abū (“river”). More at afon.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "afancod",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "afanc",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafanc",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "prothesis-h"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "afancod"
      },
      "expansion": "afanc m (plural afancod)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "cy",
          "name": "Rodents",
          "orig": "cy:Rodents",
          "parents": [
            "Mammals",
            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "38 31 31",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "beaver (Castor)"
      ],
      "id": "en-afanc-cy-noun-4F~E5KMG",
      "links": [
        [
          "beaver",
          "beaver"
        ],
        [
          "Castor",
          "Castor#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "llostlydan"
        },
        {
          "word": "befer"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "cy",
          "name": "Celtic mythology",
          "orig": "cy:Celtic mythology",
          "parents": [
            "Mythology",
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "cy",
          "name": "Mythological creatures",
          "orig": "cy:Mythological creatures",
          "parents": [
            "Fantasy",
            "Mythology",
            "Fiction",
            "Speculative fiction",
            "Culture",
            "Artistic works",
            "Genres",
            "Society",
            "Art",
            "Entertainment",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "_dis": "38 31 31",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "afanc (lake monster in Welsh mythology)"
      ],
      "id": "en-afanc-cy-noun-cddDUSU~",
      "links": [
        [
          "Celtic",
          "Celtic"
        ],
        [
          "mythology",
          "mythology"
        ],
        [
          "afanc",
          "afanc#English"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "Celtic mythology",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Celtic mythology, mythology) afanc (lake monster in Welsh mythology)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0",
          "sense": "lake monster",
          "word": "addanc"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "mysticism",
        "mythology",
        "philosophy",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "38 31 31",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "crocodile, alligator, cayman"
      ],
      "id": "en-afanc-cy-noun-v-5~hgxV",
      "links": [
        [
          "crocodile",
          "crocodile"
        ],
        [
          "alligator",
          "alligator"
        ],
        [
          "cayman",
          "cayman"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) crocodile, alligator, cayman"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈavaŋk/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa(ː)vaŋk/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "cy:afanc"
  ],
  "word": "afanc"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Welsh countable nouns",
    "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
    "Welsh lemmas",
    "Welsh masculine nouns",
    "Welsh nouns",
    "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic",
    "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*aβank"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *aβank",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*abankos"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *abankos",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "avank"
      },
      "expansion": "Breton avank",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "abhac",
        "t": "dwarf"
      },
      "expansion": "Irish abhac (“dwarf”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Brythonic *aβank, from Proto-Celtic *abankos (compare Breton avank, Irish abhac (“dwarf”)), from *abū (“river”). More at afon.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "afancod",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "afanc",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafanc",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "prothesis-h"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "afancod"
      },
      "expansion": "afanc m (plural afancod)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "cy:Rodents"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "beaver (Castor)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "beaver",
          "beaver"
        ],
        [
          "Castor",
          "Castor#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "llostlydan"
        },
        {
          "word": "befer"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "cy:Celtic mythology",
        "cy:Mythological creatures"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "afanc (lake monster in Welsh mythology)"
      ],
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        [
          "Celtic",
          "Celtic"
        ],
        [
          "mythology",
          "mythology"
        ],
        [
          "afanc",
          "afanc#English"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "Celtic mythology",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Celtic mythology, mythology) afanc (lake monster in Welsh mythology)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "mysticism",
        "mythology",
        "philosophy",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Welsh terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "crocodile, alligator, cayman"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "crocodile",
          "crocodile"
        ],
        [
          "alligator",
          "alligator"
        ],
        [
          "cayman",
          "cayman"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) crocodile, alligator, cayman"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈavaŋk/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa(ː)vaŋk/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "lake monster",
      "word": "addanc"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "cy:afanc"
  ],
  "word": "afanc"
}

Download raw JSONL data for afanc meaning in Welsh (2.6kB)

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