"cariad" meaning in Welsh

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkarjad/ Audio: Cy-cariad.ogg Forms: cariadau [plural], cariadon [plural]
Etymology: From caru + -iad. Etymology templates: {{suffix|cy|caru|iad}} caru + -iad Head templates: {{cy-noun|m|cariadau|pl2=cariadon}} cariad m (plural cariadau or cariadon)
  1. love, charity, affection Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-cariad-cy-noun-3bBoJ04V Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header, Welsh terms suffixed with -iad, Love Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 50 25 25 Disambiguation of Welsh terms suffixed with -iad: 39 31 31 Disambiguation of Love: 85 7 7
  2. (male) beloved (one); lover, sweetheart, darling, boyfriend Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-cariad-cy-noun-dRxumzQP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: afal cariad (english: tomato, love apple), cariad brawdol (english: brotherly love) [masculine], cariadus (english: loving, affectionate, kind; loved, beloved) [adjective] Related terms: caru (english: to love; to like)
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /ˈkarjad/ Audio: Cy-cariad.ogg Forms: cariadau [plural], cariadon [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], cariad [error-unrecognized-form], gariad [soft], nghariad [error-unrecognized-form], chariad [error-unrecognized-form]
Etymology: From caru + -iad. Etymology templates: {{suffix|cy|caru|iad}} caru + -iad Head templates: {{cy-noun|f|cariadau|pl2=cariadon}} cariad f (plural cariadau or cariadon) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. (female) beloved (one); lover, sweetheart, darling, girlfriend Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-cariad-cy-noun-MlmyM6bP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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

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