"bwn" meaning in Welsh

See bwn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bʊn/ Forms: bynnoedd [plural], byniaid [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], bwn [error-unrecognized-form], fwn [soft], mwn [error-unrecognized-form]
Etymology: Cognate with Irish bonnán (“bittern”); taken together, Proto-Celtic *bunnos (“bittern”) can be reconstructed. Etymology templates: {{cog|ga|bonnán||bittern}} Irish bonnán (“bittern”), {{inh|cy|cel-pro|*bunnos|t=bittern}} Proto-Celtic *bunnos (“bittern”) Head templates: {{cy-noun|m|bynnoedd|pl2=byniaid}} bwn m (plural bynnoedd or byniaid) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. bittern Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-bwn-cy-noun-ykZe-l45 Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header, Herons Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Herons: 54 46
  2. owl Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-bwn-cy-noun-EPcSe5gL Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header, Herons, Owls Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Herons: 54 46 Disambiguation of Owls: 19 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: adar y bwn (english: bitterns), bwncath (english: buzzard)
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "bitterns",
      "translation": "bitterns",
      "word": "adar y bwn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "buzzard",
      "translation": "buzzard",
      "word": "bwncath"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "bonnán",
        "3": "",
        "4": "bittern"
      },
      "expansion": "Irish bonnán (“bittern”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*bunnos",
        "t": "bittern"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *bunnos (“bittern”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Irish bonnán (“bittern”); taken together, Proto-Celtic *bunnos (“bittern”) can be reconstructed.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bynnoedd",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "byniaid",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bwn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fwn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "bynnoedd",
        "pl2": "byniaid"
      },
      "expansion": "bwn m (plural bynnoedd or byniaid)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "54 46",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "54 46",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "cy",
          "name": "Herons",
          "orig": "cy:Herons",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bittern"
      ],
      "id": "en-bwn-cy-noun-ykZe-l45",
      "links": [
        [
          "bittern",
          "bittern"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "54 46",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "54 46",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "cy",
          "name": "Herons",
          "orig": "cy:Herons",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 81",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "cy",
          "name": "Owls",
          "orig": "cy:Owls",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "owl"
      ],
      "id": "en-bwn-cy-noun-EPcSe5gL",
      "links": [
        [
          "owl",
          "owl"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bʊn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bwn"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Welsh countable nouns",
    "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
    "Welsh lemmas",
    "Welsh masculine nouns",
    "Welsh nouns",
    "Welsh nouns with red links in their headword lines",
    "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
    "cy:Herons",
    "cy:Owls"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "bitterns",
      "translation": "bitterns",
      "word": "adar y bwn"
    },
    {
      "english": "buzzard",
      "translation": "buzzard",
      "word": "bwncath"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "bonnán",
        "3": "",
        "4": "bittern"
      },
      "expansion": "Irish bonnán (“bittern”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*bunnos",
        "t": "bittern"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *bunnos (“bittern”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Irish bonnán (“bittern”); taken together, Proto-Celtic *bunnos (“bittern”) can be reconstructed.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bynnoedd",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "byniaid",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bwn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fwn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "bynnoedd",
        "pl2": "byniaid"
      },
      "expansion": "bwn m (plural bynnoedd or byniaid)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bittern"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bittern",
          "bittern"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "owl"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "owl",
          "owl"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bʊn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bwn"
}

Download raw JSONL data for bwn meaning in Welsh (1.8kB)

{
  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: bwn/Welsh 'radical' base_tags=set()",
  "path": [
    "bwn"
  ],
  "section": "Welsh",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "bwn",
  "trace": ""
}

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

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

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