"afon" meaning in Welsh

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Noun

IPA: /ˈavɔn/ [North-Wales], /ˈa(ː)vɔn/ [South-Wales] Forms: afonydd [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], afon [mutation, mutation-radical], hafon [mutation, prothesis-h]
Rhymes: -avɔn Etymology: From Middle Welsh afon, from Proto-Brythonic *aβon, from Proto-Celtic *abū, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep-h₃ōn-, from *h₂ep- (“body of water”). Etymology templates: {{root|cy|ine-pro|*h₂ep-|id=water}}, {{inh|cy|wlm|afon}} Middle Welsh afon, {{inh|cy|cel-bry-pro|*aβon}} Proto-Brythonic *aβon, {{inh|cy|cel-pro|*abū}} Proto-Celtic *abū, {{inh|cy|ine-pro|*h₂ep-h₃ōn-}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep-h₃ōn-, {{m|ine-pro|*h₂ep-||body of water}} *h₂ep- (“body of water”) Head templates: {{cy-noun|f|afonydd}} afon f (plural afonydd) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. river Tags: feminine Categories (place): Bodies of water, Landforms Derived forms: afondaith (english: river cruise), afonfarch (english: hippopotamus), afonig (english: stream, brook), afonol (english: fluvial, riverine)
    Sense id: en-afon-cy-noun-X1qO2PE5 Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for afon meaning in Welsh (2.6kB)

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₂ep-",
        "id": "water"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "afon"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh afon",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*aβon"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "cel-pro",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *abū",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₂ep-h₃ōn-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep-h₃ōn-",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ine-pro",
        "2": "*h₂ep-",
        "3": "",
        "4": "body of water"
      },
      "expansion": "*h₂ep- (“body of water”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh afon, from Proto-Brythonic *aβon, from Proto-Celtic *abū, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep-h₃ōn-, from *h₂ep- (“body of water”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "afonydd",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "afon",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-radical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafon",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "prothesis-h"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "afonydd"
      },
      "expansion": "afon f (plural afonydd)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "cy",
          "name": "Bodies of water",
          "orig": "cy:Bodies of water",
          "parents": [
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            "Water",
            "Earth",
            "Places",
            "Liquids",
            "Nature",
            "Names",
            "Matter",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Chemistry",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Sciences",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "cy",
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          "orig": "cy:Landforms",
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            "Places",
            "Nature",
            "Names",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "river cruise",
          "word": "afondaith"
        },
        {
          "english": "hippopotamus",
          "word": "afonfarch"
        },
        {
          "english": "stream, brook",
          "word": "afonig"
        },
        {
          "english": "fluvial, riverine",
          "word": "afonol"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "river"
      ],
      "id": "en-afon-cy-noun-X1qO2PE5",
      "links": [
        [
          "river",
          "river"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈavɔn/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa(ː)vɔn/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-avɔn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "afon"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "river cruise",
      "word": "afondaith"
    },
    {
      "english": "hippopotamus",
      "word": "afonfarch"
    },
    {
      "english": "stream, brook",
      "word": "afonig"
    },
    {
      "english": "fluvial, riverine",
      "word": "afonol"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₂ep-",
        "id": "water"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "afon"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh afon",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*aβon"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*abū"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *abū",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₂ep-h₃ōn-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep-h₃ōn-",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ine-pro",
        "2": "*h₂ep-",
        "3": "",
        "4": "body of water"
      },
      "expansion": "*h₂ep- (“body of water”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh afon, from Proto-Brythonic *aβon, from Proto-Celtic *abū, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep-h₃ōn-, from *h₂ep- (“body of water”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "afonydd",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "afon",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-radical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafon",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "prothesis-h"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "afonydd"
      },
      "expansion": "afon f (plural afonydd)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Rhymes:Welsh/avɔn",
        "Welsh countable nouns",
        "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
        "Welsh feminine nouns",
        "Welsh lemmas",
        "Welsh nouns",
        "Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh",
        "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic",
        "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
        "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Welsh terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂ep- (water)",
        "Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh",
        "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic",
        "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
        "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "cy:Bodies of water",
        "cy:Landforms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "river"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "river",
          "river"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈavɔn/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa(ː)vɔn/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-avɔn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "afon"
}

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