"caifn" meaning in Welsh

See caifn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kai̯vn/, [ˈkʰai̯vn̩] Forms: ceifnaint [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], caifn [error-unrecognized-form], gaifn [soft], nghaifn [error-unrecognized-form], chaifn [error-unrecognized-form], ceifn [alternative]
Rhymes: -ai̯vn Etymology: From Middle Welsh keifn, from Proto-Brythonic *köβ̃n, from Proto-Celtic *kom-neɸūss, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“beside, with”) + *népōts (“descendant; nephew”). Etymology templates: {{inh|cy|wlm|keifn}} Middle Welsh keifn, {{der|cy|cel-bry-pro|*köβ̃n}} Proto-Brythonic *köβ̃n, {{der|cy|cel-pro|*kom-neɸūss}} Proto-Celtic *kom-neɸūss, {{der|cy|ine-pro|*ḱóm|t=beside, with}} Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“beside, with”) Head templates: {{cy-noun|m|ceifnaint}} caifn m (plural ceifnaint) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. (obsolete) third or distant cousin Tags: masculine, obsolete
    Sense id: en-caifn-cy-noun-PkddzuKt
  2. (obsolete) relative or kinsman of the fourth degree Tags: masculine, obsolete
    Sense id: en-caifn-cy-noun-8WEpvp-a Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header, Family members Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 84 Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of Family members: 23 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: gorchaifn (english: relative or kinsman of the fifth degree)

Alternative forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "relative or kinsman of the fifth degree",
      "word": "gorchaifn"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "keifn"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh keifn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*köβ̃n"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *köβ̃n",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*kom-neɸūss"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *kom-neɸūss",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*ḱóm",
        "t": "beside, with"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“beside, with”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh keifn, from Proto-Brythonic *köβ̃n, from Proto-Celtic *kom-neɸūss, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“beside, with”) + *népōts (“descendant; nephew”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ceifnaint",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caifn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gaifn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nghaifn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chaifn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ceifn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "ceifnaint"
      },
      "expansion": "caifn m (plural ceifnaint)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "third or distant cousin"
      ],
      "id": "en-caifn-cy-noun-PkddzuKt",
      "links": [
        [
          "third",
          "third"
        ],
        [
          "distant",
          "distant"
        ],
        [
          "cousin",
          "cousin"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) third or distant cousin"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "30 70",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 84",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 85",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 77",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "cy",
          "name": "Family members",
          "orig": "cy:Family members",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "relative or kinsman of the fourth degree"
      ],
      "id": "en-caifn-cy-noun-8WEpvp-a",
      "links": [
        [
          "relative",
          "relative"
        ],
        [
          "kinsman",
          "kinsman"
        ],
        [
          "fourth",
          "fourth"
        ],
        [
          "degree",
          "degree"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) relative or kinsman of the fourth degree"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kai̯vn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkʰai̯vn̩]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ai̯vn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "caifn"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Welsh/ai̯vn",
    "Rhymes:Welsh/ai̯vn/1 syllable",
    "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 Middle Welsh",
    "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic",
    "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh",
    "cy:Family members"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "relative or kinsman of the fifth degree",
      "word": "gorchaifn"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "keifn"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh keifn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*köβ̃n"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *köβ̃n",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*kom-neɸūss"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *kom-neɸūss",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*ḱóm",
        "t": "beside, with"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“beside, with”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh keifn, from Proto-Brythonic *köβ̃n, from Proto-Celtic *kom-neɸūss, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“beside, with”) + *népōts (“descendant; nephew”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ceifnaint",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caifn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gaifn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nghaifn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chaifn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ceifn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "ceifnaint"
      },
      "expansion": "caifn m (plural ceifnaint)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Welsh terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "third or distant cousin"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "third",
          "third"
        ],
        [
          "distant",
          "distant"
        ],
        [
          "cousin",
          "cousin"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) third or distant cousin"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Welsh terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "relative or kinsman of the fourth degree"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "relative",
          "relative"
        ],
        [
          "kinsman",
          "kinsman"
        ],
        [
          "fourth",
          "fourth"
        ],
        [
          "degree",
          "degree"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) relative or kinsman of the fourth degree"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kai̯vn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkʰai̯vn̩]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ai̯vn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "caifn"
}

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