"carfan" meaning in Welsh

See carfan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkarvan/ Forms: carfanau [plural], carfannau [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], carfan [error-unrecognized-form], garfan [soft], ngharfan [error-unrecognized-form], charfan [error-unrecognized-form]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle Welsh carvan. Related to Breton karvan (“warp beam; jaw”) and Irish carbad (“chariot”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|cy|wlm|carvan|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle Welsh carvan, {{inh+|cy|wlm|carvan}} Inherited from Middle Welsh carvan, {{cog|br|karvan||warp beam; jaw}} Breton karvan (“warp beam; jaw”), {{cog|ga|carbad||chariot}} Irish carbad (“chariot”) Head templates: {{cy-noun|f|pl=carfanau|pl2=carfannau}} carfan f (plural carfanau or carfannau) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. weaver's beam Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-carfan-cy-noun-QRS~4VJD
  2. weaver's beam
    rail, bar, stave
    Tags: feminine Synonyms: rheilen, cledren, bar, canllaw
    Sense id: en-carfan-cy-noun-wHQdeXzl
  3. weaver's beam
    frame
    Tags: feminine Synonyms: ystram, ffrâm
    Sense id: en-carfan-cy-noun-kDedQDWI
  4. group, faction Tags: feminine Synonyms: grŵp, plaid
    Sense id: en-carfan-cy-noun-mWD1Qcep
  5. (sports) squad, team Tags: feminine Synonyms: sgwad, tîm
    Sense id: en-carfan-cy-noun-2HxwDggw Categories (other): Sports, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 19 6 22 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 9 4 11 73 Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 4 7 4 12 73 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: carfan annog (english: pressure group), carfanyddiaeth (english: factionalism)
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "pressure group",
      "translation": "pressure group",
      "word": "carfan annog"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "factionalism",
      "translation": "factionalism",
      "word": "carfanyddiaeth"
    }
  ],
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        "ts": ""
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      "expansion": "Middle Welsh carvan",
      "name": "inh"
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        "2": "karvan",
        "3": "",
        "4": "warp beam; jaw"
      },
      "expansion": "Breton karvan (“warp beam; jaw”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "chariot"
      },
      "expansion": "Irish carbad (“chariot”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Middle Welsh carvan. Related to Breton karvan (“warp beam; jaw”) and Irish carbad (“chariot”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "carfanau",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "carfannau",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "carfan",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "garfan",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ngharfan",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "charfan",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
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              123,
              129
            ]
          ],
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              115,
              119
            ]
          ],
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          "ref": "1880 January 7, John Rhŷs, “Anerchiad Llywyddol y Proffeswr John Rhys i Eisteddfod Gadeiriol Eryri”, in Y Traethodydd, volume 35, page 68:",
          "text": "Mewn parthau o'r wlad defnyddir ef [y gair gwỳdd] am bren neu brenau wedi eu cyfaddasu at amcan neillduol, megys pan elwir carfan gwehydd yn wỳdd",
          "translation": "In parts of the country it [the word wood] is used for wood adapted to a specific purpose, such as when a weaver's beam is called a wood",
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      ],
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          "weaver",
          "weaver"
        ],
        [
          "beam",
          "beam"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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        "weaver's beam",
        "rail, bar, stave"
      ],
      "id": "en-carfan-cy-noun-wHQdeXzl",
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        [
          "weaver",
          "weaver"
        ],
        [
          "beam",
          "beam"
        ],
        [
          "rail",
          "rail"
        ],
        [
          "bar",
          "bar"
        ],
        [
          "stave",
          "stave"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "rheilen"
        },
        {
          "word": "cledren"
        },
        {
          "word": "bar"
        },
        {
          "word": "canllaw"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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        "weaver's beam",
        "frame"
      ],
      "id": "en-carfan-cy-noun-kDedQDWI",
      "links": [
        [
          "weaver",
          "weaver"
        ],
        [
          "beam",
          "beam"
        ],
        [
          "frame",
          "frame"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ystram"
        },
        {
          "word": "ffrâm"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "group",
          "group"
        ],
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          "faction",
          "faction"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "grŵp"
        },
        {
          "word": "plaid"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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          "langcode": "cy",
          "name": "Sports",
          "orig": "cy:Sports",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
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        {
          "_dis": "4 7 4 12 73",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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      ],
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      ],
      "id": "en-carfan-cy-noun-2HxwDggw",
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          "sports"
        ],
        [
          "squad",
          "squad"
        ],
        [
          "team",
          "team"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(sports) squad, team"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "sgwad"
        },
        {
          "word": "tîm"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkarvan/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "carfan"
}
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    "Welsh lemmas",
    "Welsh nouns",
    "Welsh nouns with red links in their headword lines",
    "Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "pressure group",
      "translation": "pressure group",
      "word": "carfan annog"
    },
    {
      "english": "factionalism",
      "translation": "factionalism",
      "word": "carfanyddiaeth"
    }
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      "name": "cog"
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      "name": "cog"
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  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Middle Welsh carvan. Related to Breton karvan (“warp beam; jaw”) and Irish carbad (“chariot”).",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "carfanau",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "carfannau",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "carfan",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "garfan",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ngharfan",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "charfan",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
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            ]
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              119
            ]
          ],
          "english": "In parts of the country it [the word wood] is used for wood adapted to a specific purpose, such as when a weaver's beam is called a wood",
          "ref": "1880 January 7, John Rhŷs, “Anerchiad Llywyddol y Proffeswr John Rhys i Eisteddfod Gadeiriol Eryri”, in Y Traethodydd, volume 35, page 68:",
          "text": "Mewn parthau o'r wlad defnyddir ef [y gair gwỳdd] am bren neu brenau wedi eu cyfaddasu at amcan neillduol, megys pan elwir carfan gwehydd yn wỳdd",
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          "beam"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "weaver's beam",
        "rail, bar, stave"
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "beam",
          "beam"
        ],
        [
          "rail",
          "rail"
        ],
        [
          "bar",
          "bar"
        ],
        [
          "stave",
          "stave"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "rheilen"
        },
        {
          "word": "cledren"
        },
        {
          "word": "bar"
        },
        {
          "word": "canllaw"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Welsh terms with quotations"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "weaver's beam",
        "frame"
      ],
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          "weaver",
          "weaver"
        ],
        [
          "beam",
          "beam"
        ],
        [
          "frame",
          "frame"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
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          "word": "ystram"
        },
        {
          "word": "ffrâm"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "group, faction"
      ],
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        [
          "group",
          "group"
        ],
        [
          "faction",
          "faction"
        ]
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "grŵp"
        },
        {
          "word": "plaid"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "squad, team"
      ],
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        [
          "sports",
          "sports"
        ],
        [
          "squad",
          "squad"
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          "team",
          "team"
        ]
      ],
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        "(sports) squad, team"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "sgwad"
        },
        {
          "word": "tîm"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkarvan/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "carfan"
}

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