ar gefn in Welsh

IPA: /ar ˈɡɛvn/ [North-Wales], /ar ˈɡɛvn/ [South-Wales, colloquial, standard], [ar ˈɡɛvn [South-Wales, colloquial, standard], ar ˈɡɛvn̩] [South-Wales, colloquial, standard], /ar ˈɡeːvɛn/ [South-Wales, colloquial], /ar ˈɡɛvɛn/ [South-Wales, colloquial] Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], ar fy nghefn i [first-person, singular], ar ein cefn ni [first-person, plural], ar dy gefn di [second-person, singular], ar eich cefn chi [plural, second-person], ar ei gefn e [singular, third-person], o [singular, third-person] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: ar (“on”) + cefn (“back”) Head templates: {{head|cy|preposition|head=ar gefn}} ar gefn

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{
  "etymology_text": "ar (“on”) + cefn (“back”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inflection-table-top",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ar fy nghefn i",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ar ein cefn ni",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ar dy gefn di",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ar eich cefn chi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ar ei gefn e",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "o",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "preposition",
        "head": "ar gefn"
      },
      "expansion": "ar gefn",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "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",
          "name": "Welsh prepositions",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "on his high horse",
          "translation": "on his high horse",
          "word": "ar gefn ei geffyl gwyn"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "on the back of, on top of, astride"
      ],
      "id": "en-ar_gefn-cy-prep-1UCMMVNG",
      "links": [
        [
          "back",
          "back"
        ],
        [
          "top",
          "top"
        ],
        [
          "astride",
          "astride"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ar ˈɡɛvn/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ar ˈɡɛvn/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "colloquial",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ar ˈɡɛvn",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "colloquial",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "ar ˈɡɛvn̩]",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "colloquial",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ar ˈɡeːvɛn/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ar ˈɡɛvɛn/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ar gefn"
}

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{
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "on his high horse",
      "translation": "on his high horse",
      "word": "ar gefn ei geffyl gwyn"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "ar (“on”) + cefn (“back”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inflection-table-top",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ar fy nghefn i",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ar ein cefn ni",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ar dy gefn di",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ar eich cefn chi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ar ei gefn e",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "o",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "preposition",
        "head": "ar gefn"
      },
      "expansion": "ar gefn",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
        "Welsh lemmas",
        "Welsh multiword terms",
        "Welsh prepositions"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "on the back of, on top of, astride"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "back",
          "back"
        ],
        [
          "top",
          "top"
        ],
        [
          "astride",
          "astride"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ar ˈɡɛvn/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ar ˈɡɛvn/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "colloquial",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ar ˈɡɛvn",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "colloquial",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "ar ˈɡɛvn̩]",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "colloquial",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ar ˈɡeːvɛn/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ar ˈɡɛvɛn/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ar gefn"
}

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"ar gefn" meaning in Welsh

Preposition