"bys" meaning in Welsh

See bys in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bɨːs/ [North-Wales], /biːs/ [South-Wales] Forms: bysedd [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], bys [error-unrecognized-form], fys [soft], mys [error-unrecognized-form]
Rhymes: -ɨːs Etymology: From Middle Welsh bys, from Proto-Celtic *bistis (finger). Etymology templates: {{inh|cy|wlm|bys}} Middle Welsh bys, {{inh|cy|cel-pro|*bistis}} Proto-Celtic *bistis Head templates: {{cy-noun|m|bysedd}} bys m (plural bysedd) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. (anatomy) digit
    finger
    Tags: masculine Synonyms: bys llaw
    Sense id: en-bys-cy-noun-AZz5X-mE Categories (other): Anatomy Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (anatomy) digit
    toe
    Tags: masculine Synonyms: bys troed
    Sense id: en-bys-cy-noun-zlTbtk7E Categories (other): Anatomy Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Derived forms: bys blaen, mynegfys, uwdfys, bys yr uwd (english: index finger), bys canol, bys perfedd, hirfys, bys y cogwrn, bys y din (english: middle finger), bys llaw (english: finger), bys pysgod (english: fish finger), bys troed (english: toe), byswellt (english: fingergrass, cocksfoot)

Noun

IPA: /bɨːs/ [North-Wales], /biːs/ [South-Wales] Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], pys [error-unrecognized-form], bys [soft], mhys [error-unrecognized-form], phys [error-unrecognized-form]
Rhymes: -ɨːs Head templates: {{head|cy|mutated noun}} bys Inflection templates: {{cy-mut|pys}}
  1. Soft mutation of pys (“peas”). Tags: form-of, mutation-soft Form of: pys (extra: peas)
    Sense id: en-bys-cy-noun-etBAr~Ys Categories (other): Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 2 6 35 7 8 8 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 3 42 4 4 4 42 Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 21 21 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bys blaen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mynegfys"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "uwdfys"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "index finger",
      "word": "bys yr uwd"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bys canol"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bys perfedd"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "hirfys"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bys y cogwrn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "middle finger",
      "word": "bys y din"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "finger",
      "word": "bys llaw"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "fish finger",
      "word": "bys pysgod"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "toe",
      "word": "bys troed"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "fingergrass, cocksfoot",
      "word": "byswellt"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "bys"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh bys",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*bistis"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *bistis",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh bys, from Proto-Celtic *bistis (finger).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bysedd",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bys",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fys",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mys",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "bysedd"
      },
      "expansion": "bys m (plural bysedd)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "cy",
          "name": "Anatomy",
          "orig": "cy:Anatomy",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "digit",
        "finger"
      ],
      "id": "en-bys-cy-noun-AZz5X-mE",
      "links": [
        [
          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
        ],
        [
          "digit",
          "digit"
        ],
        [
          "finger",
          "finger"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(anatomy) digit",
        "finger"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bys llaw"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "cy",
          "name": "Anatomy",
          "orig": "cy:Anatomy",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "digit",
        "toe"
      ],
      "id": "en-bys-cy-noun-zlTbtk7E",
      "links": [
        [
          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
        ],
        [
          "digit",
          "digit"
        ],
        [
          "toe",
          "toe"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(anatomy) digit",
        "toe"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bys troed"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bɨːs/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biːs/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɨːs"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bys"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pys",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bys",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mhys",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "phys",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "mutated noun"
      },
      "expansion": "bys",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pys"
      },
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "2 6 35 7 8 8 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 8 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 3 42 4 4 4 42",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "21 21 59",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "peas",
          "word": "pys"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Soft mutation of pys (“peas”)."
      ],
      "id": "en-bys-cy-noun-etBAr~Ys",
      "links": [
        [
          "pys",
          "pys#Welsh"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "mutation-soft"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bɨːs/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biːs/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɨːs"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bys"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 8 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Welsh/ɨːs",
    "Rhymes:Welsh/ɨːs/1 syllable",
    "Welsh countable nouns",
    "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
    "Welsh lemmas",
    "Welsh masculine nouns",
    "Welsh mutated nouns",
    "Welsh non-lemma forms",
    "Welsh nouns",
    "Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh",
    "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "bys blaen"
    },
    {
      "word": "mynegfys"
    },
    {
      "word": "uwdfys"
    },
    {
      "english": "index finger",
      "word": "bys yr uwd"
    },
    {
      "word": "bys canol"
    },
    {
      "word": "bys perfedd"
    },
    {
      "word": "hirfys"
    },
    {
      "word": "bys y cogwrn"
    },
    {
      "english": "middle finger",
      "word": "bys y din"
    },
    {
      "english": "finger",
      "word": "bys llaw"
    },
    {
      "english": "fish finger",
      "word": "bys pysgod"
    },
    {
      "english": "toe",
      "word": "bys troed"
    },
    {
      "english": "fingergrass, cocksfoot",
      "word": "byswellt"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "bys"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh bys",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*bistis"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *bistis",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh bys, from Proto-Celtic *bistis (finger).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bysedd",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bys",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fys",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mys",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "bysedd"
      },
      "expansion": "bys m (plural bysedd)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "cy:Anatomy"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "digit",
        "finger"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
        ],
        [
          "digit",
          "digit"
        ],
        [
          "finger",
          "finger"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(anatomy) digit",
        "finger"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bys llaw"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "cy:Anatomy"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "digit",
        "toe"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
        ],
        [
          "digit",
          "digit"
        ],
        [
          "toe",
          "toe"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(anatomy) digit",
        "toe"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bys troed"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bɨːs/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biːs/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɨːs"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bys"
}

{
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    "Pages with 8 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Welsh/ɨːs",
    "Rhymes:Welsh/ɨːs/1 syllable",
    "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
    "Welsh mutated nouns",
    "Welsh non-lemma forms"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pys",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bys",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mhys",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "phys",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "mutated noun"
      },
      "expansion": "bys",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pys"
      },
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Welsh soft-mutation forms"
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "peas",
          "word": "pys"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Soft mutation of pys (“peas”)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pys",
          "pys#Welsh"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "mutation-soft"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bɨːs/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biːs/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɨːs"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bys"
}

Download raw JSONL data for bys meaning in Welsh (3.8kB)

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