"afu" meaning in Welsh

See afu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈavɨ̞/ [North-Wales], /ˈa(ː)vi/ [South-Wales] Forms: afuau [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], afu [error-unrecognized-form], hafu [prothesis-h]
Rhymes: -avɨ̞ Etymology: From Middle Welsh avu, from Proto-Brythonic *aβʉ, from Proto-Celtic *awV-. Cognate with Breton avu, Cornish avi, Middle Irish áe. Etymology templates: {{inh|cy|wlm|avu}} Middle Welsh avu, {{inh|cy|cel-bry-pro|*aβʉ}} Proto-Brythonic *aβʉ, {{inh|cy|cel-pro|*awV-}} Proto-Celtic *awV-, {{cog|br|avu}} Breton avu, {{cog|kw|avi}} Cornish avi, {{cog|mga|áe}} Middle Irish áe Head templates: {{cy-noun|mf|afuau}} afu m or f (plural afuau) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. (South Wales) liver Tags: South-Wales, feminine, masculine Synonyms: iau Derived forms: afu glas, afu las (english: gizzard), afuad (english: liverwort), caledwch afu, dail yr afu (english: liverleaf), llid yr afu

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "avu"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh avu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*aβʉ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *aβʉ",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*awV-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *awV-",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "avu"
      },
      "expansion": "Breton avu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "avi"
      },
      "expansion": "Cornish avi",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mga",
        "2": "áe"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Irish áe",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh avu, from Proto-Brythonic *aβʉ, from Proto-Celtic *awV-. Cognate with Breton avu, Cornish avi, Middle Irish áe.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "afuau",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "afu",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafu",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "prothesis-h"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mf",
        "2": "afuau"
      },
      "expansion": "afu m or f (plural afuau)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "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"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "cy",
          "name": "Anatomy",
          "orig": "cy:Anatomy",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "cy",
          "name": "Organs",
          "orig": "cy:Organs",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "afu glas"
        },
        {
          "english": "gizzard",
          "translation": "gizzard",
          "word": "afu las"
        },
        {
          "english": "liverwort",
          "translation": "liverwort",
          "word": "afuad"
        },
        {
          "word": "caledwch afu"
        },
        {
          "english": "liverleaf",
          "translation": "liverleaf",
          "word": "dail yr afu"
        },
        {
          "word": "llid yr afu"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "liver"
      ],
      "id": "en-afu-cy-noun-669IqXJX",
      "links": [
        [
          "liver",
          "liver"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(South Wales) liver"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "iau"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈavɨ̞/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa(ː)vi/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-avɨ̞"
    }
  ],
  "word": "afu"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "afu glas"
    },
    {
      "english": "gizzard",
      "translation": "gizzard",
      "word": "afu las"
    },
    {
      "english": "liverwort",
      "translation": "liverwort",
      "word": "afuad"
    },
    {
      "word": "caledwch afu"
    },
    {
      "english": "liverleaf",
      "translation": "liverleaf",
      "word": "dail yr afu"
    },
    {
      "word": "llid yr afu"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "avu"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh avu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*aβʉ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *aβʉ",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*awV-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *awV-",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "avu"
      },
      "expansion": "Breton avu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "avi"
      },
      "expansion": "Cornish avi",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mga",
        "2": "áe"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Irish áe",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh avu, from Proto-Brythonic *aβʉ, from Proto-Celtic *awV-. Cognate with Breton avu, Cornish avi, Middle Irish áe.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "afuau",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "afu",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafu",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "prothesis-h"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mf",
        "2": "afuau"
      },
      "expansion": "afu m or f (plural afuau)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Pages with 13 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Welsh/avɨ̞",
        "Rhymes:Welsh/avɨ̞/2 syllables",
        "Welsh countable nouns",
        "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
        "Welsh feminine nouns",
        "Welsh lemmas",
        "Welsh masculine nouns",
        "Welsh nouns",
        "Welsh nouns with multiple genders",
        "Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh",
        "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic",
        "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
        "Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh",
        "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic",
        "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
        "cy:Anatomy",
        "cy:Organs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "liver"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "liver",
          "liver"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(South Wales) liver"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "iau"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈavɨ̞/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa(ː)vi/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-avɨ̞"
    }
  ],
  "word": "afu"
}

Download raw JSONL data for afu meaning in Welsh (2.5kB)

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