"arf" meaning in Welsh

See arf in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /arv/ Audio: Cy-arf.ogg Forms: arfau [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], arf [error-unrecognized-form], harf [prothesis-h]
Rhymes: -arv Etymology: From Middle Welsh arf, from Proto-Brythonic *arβ̃, borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin arma. Etymology templates: {{inh|cy|wlm|arf}} Middle Welsh arf, {{inh|cy|cel-bry-pro|*arβ̃}} Proto-Brythonic *arβ̃, {{der|cy|VL.|-}} Vulgar Latin, {{der|cy|la|arma}} Latin arma Head templates: {{cy-noun|mf|arfau}} arf m or f (plural arfau) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. weapon, armament Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-arf-cy-noun-GqSiO7Da Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header, Weapons Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Weapons: 89 11
  2. tool, instrument Tags: feminine, masculine Synonyms: erfyn, teclyn
    Sense id: en-arf-cy-noun-yWZmWCj8 Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header, Tools Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Tools: 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: arf dinistr torfol, arf eang ddistryw [weapon, weaponry, military, tools, engineering, physical-sciences, natural-sciences, war, government, politics], arf tân, arf tanio (english: firearm), arfog (english: armed), diarfau, di-arf (english: unarmed)

Alternative forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "arf dinistr torfol"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "raw_tags": [
        "of mass destruction"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "weapon",
        "weaponry",
        "military",
        "tools",
        "engineering",
        "physical-sciences",
        "natural-sciences",
        "war",
        "government",
        "politics"
      ],
      "word": "arf eang ddistryw"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "arf tân"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "firearm",
      "translation": "firearm",
      "word": "arf tanio"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "armed",
      "translation": "armed",
      "word": "arfog"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "diarfau"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "unarmed",
      "translation": "unarmed",
      "word": "di-arf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "arf"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh arf",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*arβ̃"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Vulgar Latin",
      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "la",
        "3": "arma"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh arf, from Proto-Brythonic *arβ̃, borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin arma.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "arfau",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arf",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harf",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "prothesis-h"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
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      "args": {},
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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        },
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        }
      ],
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        "weapon, armament"
      ],
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          "weapon"
        ],
        [
          "armament",
          "armament"
        ]
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      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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        "tool, instrument"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "tool",
          "tool"
        ],
        [
          "instrument",
          "instrument"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "erfyn"
        },
        {
          "word": "teclyn"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/arv/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-arv"
    }
  ],
  "word": "arf"
}
{
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Welsh/arv",
    "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 Latin",
    "Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh",
    "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic",
    "Welsh terms derived from Vulgar Latin",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic",
    "cy:Tools",
    "cy:Weapons"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "arf dinistr torfol"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "of mass destruction"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "weapon",
        "weaponry",
        "military",
        "tools",
        "engineering",
        "physical-sciences",
        "natural-sciences",
        "war",
        "government",
        "politics"
      ],
      "word": "arf eang ddistryw"
    },
    {
      "word": "arf tân"
    },
    {
      "english": "firearm",
      "translation": "firearm",
      "word": "arf tanio"
    },
    {
      "english": "armed",
      "translation": "armed",
      "word": "arfog"
    },
    {
      "word": "diarfau"
    },
    {
      "english": "unarmed",
      "translation": "unarmed",
      "word": "di-arf"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "arf"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh arf",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*arβ̃"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *arβ̃",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "VL.",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Vulgar Latin",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "arma"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin arma",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh arf, from Proto-Brythonic *arβ̃, borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin arma.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "arfau",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arf",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harf",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "prothesis-h"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "mf",
        "2": "arfau"
      },
      "expansion": "arf m or f (plural arfau)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "weapon, armament"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "weapon",
          "weapon"
        ],
        [
          "armament",
          "armament"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "tool, instrument"
      ],
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        [
          "tool",
          "tool"
        ],
        [
          "instrument",
          "instrument"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "erfyn"
        },
        {
          "word": "teclyn"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/arv/"
    },
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/cd/Cy-arf.ogg/Cy-arf.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/Cy-arf.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-arv"
    }
  ],
  "word": "arf"
}

Download raw JSONL data for arf meaning in Welsh (2.7kB)

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  ],
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  "trace": ""
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  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: arf/Welsh 'nasal' base_tags={'error-unrecognized-form', 'soft'}",
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