"amcan" meaning in Welsh

See amcan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈamkan/ Forms: amcanion [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], amcan [error-unrecognized-form], hamcan [prothesis-h]
Etymology: Equivalent to am- + an element derived from Proto-Indo-European *skey-. Etymology templates: {{prefix|cy|am-|}} am- +, {{der|cy|ine-pro|*skey-}} Proto-Indo-European *skey- Head templates: {{cy-noun|m|amcanion}} amcan m (plural amcanion) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. idea, notion, guess Tags: masculine Synonyms: dyfaliad, gès
    Sense id: en-amcan-cy-noun-B7zlHK6X
  2. idea, notion, guess
    forecast, prediction
    Tags: masculine Synonyms: dyfaliad, gès, rhagolwg
    Sense id: en-amcan-cy-noun-b77jpYa8 Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header, Welsh terms prefixed with am- Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 29 40 31 Disambiguation of Welsh terms prefixed with am-: 24 45 31
  3. intention, purpose, objective Tags: masculine Synonyms: bwriad, diben, targed
    Sense id: en-amcan-cy-noun-VOzIyn2i
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: amcangyfrif (english: estimate), amcanu (english: to intend), amcanus (english: skillful, likely, purposed), ar amcan (english: at random), brasamcan (english: approximation), diamcan (english: purposeless), ffwythiant amcan (english: objective function)

Inflected forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "estimate",
      "translation": "estimate",
      "word": "amcangyfrif"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "to intend",
      "translation": "to intend",
      "word": "amcanu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "skillful, likely, purposed",
      "translation": "skillful, likely, purposed",
      "word": "amcanus"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "at random",
      "translation": "at random",
      "word": "ar amcan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "approximation",
      "translation": "approximation",
      "word": "brasamcan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "purposeless",
      "translation": "purposeless",
      "word": "diamcan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "objective function",
      "translation": "objective function",
      "word": "ffwythiant amcan"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "am-",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "am- +",
      "name": "prefix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*skey-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *skey-",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Equivalent to am- + an element derived from Proto-Indo-European *skey-.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "amcanion",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amcan",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hamcan",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "prothesis-h"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "amcanion"
      },
      "expansion": "amcan m (plural amcanion)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "idea, notion, guess"
      ],
      "id": "en-amcan-cy-noun-B7zlHK6X",
      "links": [
        [
          "idea",
          "idea"
        ],
        [
          "notion",
          "notion"
        ],
        [
          "guess",
          "guess"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "dyfaliad"
        },
        {
          "word": "gès"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "29 40 31",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "24 45 31",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh terms prefixed with am-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "idea, notion, guess",
        "forecast, prediction"
      ],
      "id": "en-amcan-cy-noun-b77jpYa8",
      "links": [
        [
          "idea",
          "idea"
        ],
        [
          "notion",
          "notion"
        ],
        [
          "guess",
          "guess"
        ],
        [
          "forecast",
          "forecast"
        ],
        [
          "prediction",
          "prediction"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "dyfaliad"
        },
        {
          "word": "gès"
        },
        {
          "word": "rhagolwg"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "intention, purpose, objective"
      ],
      "id": "en-amcan-cy-noun-VOzIyn2i",
      "links": [
        [
          "intention",
          "intention"
        ],
        [
          "purpose",
          "purpose"
        ],
        [
          "objective",
          "objective"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bwriad"
        },
        {
          "word": "diben"
        },
        {
          "word": "targed"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈamkan/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "amcan"
}
{
  "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-Indo-European",
    "Welsh terms prefixed with am-"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "estimate",
      "translation": "estimate",
      "word": "amcangyfrif"
    },
    {
      "english": "to intend",
      "translation": "to intend",
      "word": "amcanu"
    },
    {
      "english": "skillful, likely, purposed",
      "translation": "skillful, likely, purposed",
      "word": "amcanus"
    },
    {
      "english": "at random",
      "translation": "at random",
      "word": "ar amcan"
    },
    {
      "english": "approximation",
      "translation": "approximation",
      "word": "brasamcan"
    },
    {
      "english": "purposeless",
      "translation": "purposeless",
      "word": "diamcan"
    },
    {
      "english": "objective function",
      "translation": "objective function",
      "word": "ffwythiant amcan"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "am-",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "am- +",
      "name": "prefix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*skey-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *skey-",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Equivalent to am- + an element derived from Proto-Indo-European *skey-.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "amcanion",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amcan",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hamcan",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "prothesis-h"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "amcanion"
      },
      "expansion": "amcan m (plural amcanion)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "idea, notion, guess"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "idea",
          "idea"
        ],
        [
          "notion",
          "notion"
        ],
        [
          "guess",
          "guess"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "dyfaliad"
        },
        {
          "word": "gès"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "idea, notion, guess",
        "forecast, prediction"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "idea",
          "idea"
        ],
        [
          "notion",
          "notion"
        ],
        [
          "guess",
          "guess"
        ],
        [
          "forecast",
          "forecast"
        ],
        [
          "prediction",
          "prediction"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "dyfaliad"
        },
        {
          "word": "gès"
        },
        {
          "word": "rhagolwg"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "intention, purpose, objective"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "intention",
          "intention"
        ],
        [
          "purpose",
          "purpose"
        ],
        [
          "objective",
          "objective"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bwriad"
        },
        {
          "word": "diben"
        },
        {
          "word": "targed"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈamkan/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "amcan"
}

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

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  "section": "Welsh",
  "subsection": "noun",
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  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: amcan/Welsh 'nasal' base_tags={'error-unrecognized-form', 'soft'}",
  "path": [
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