"began" meaning in Welsh

See began in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈbɛɡan/ Forms: begaf [first-person, present, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], began [error-unrecognized-form], fegan [soft], megan [error-unrecognized-form]
Etymology: Borrowed from English beg + -an. Etymology templates: {{bor+|cy|en|beg}} Borrowed from English beg, {{af|cy|-an}} -an Head templates: {{cy-verb|beg}} began (first-person singular present begaf) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. alternative form of begio (“to beg”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: begio (extra: to beg)

Inflected forms

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        "1": "cy",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "beg"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from English beg",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English beg + -an.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "begaf",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "began",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fegan",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "megan",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "beg"
      },
      "expansion": "began (first-person singular present begaf)",
      "name": "cy-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "extra": "to beg",
          "word": "begio"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 5 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",
          "name": "Welsh terms suffixed with -an",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        "alternative form of begio (“to beg”)"
      ],
      "id": "en-began-cy-verb-un~Dsilc",
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          "begio",
          "begio#Welsh"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɛɡan/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "began"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "beg"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from English beg",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "-an"
      },
      "expansion": "-an",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English beg + -an.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "begaf",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "began",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fegan",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "megan",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "beg"
      },
      "expansion": "began (first-person singular present begaf)",
      "name": "cy-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "extra": "to beg",
          "word": "begio"
        }
      ],
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        "Pages with 5 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
        "Welsh lemmas",
        "Welsh terms borrowed from English",
        "Welsh terms derived from English",
        "Welsh terms suffixed with -an",
        "Welsh verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "alternative form of begio (“to beg”)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "begio",
          "begio#Welsh"
        ]
      ],
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        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɛɡan/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "began"
}

Download raw JSONL data for began meaning in Welsh (1.4kB)

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  ],
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  "title": "began",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: began/Welsh 'nasal' base_tags={'soft', 'error-unrecognized-form'}",
  "path": [
    "began"
  ],
  "section": "Welsh",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "began",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: began/Welsh 'aspirate' base_tags={'soft', 'error-unrecognized-form'}",
  "path": [
    "began"
  ],
  "section": "Welsh",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "began",
  "trace": ""
}

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