"cawod" meaning in Welsh

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkau̯.ɔd/
Rhymes: -au̯ɔd Etymology: From Middle Welsh cawat, from Proto-Celtic *kowotos (compare Cornish kowas, Breton kaouad), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₁w- (“cold, rainy; north”); compare Latin caurus (“northwestern wind”), Lithuanian šiáurė (“north”), Russian се́вер (séver, “north”). Etymology templates: {{inh|cy|wlm|cawat}} Middle Welsh cawat, {{inh|cy|cel-pro|*kowotos}} Proto-Celtic *kowotos, {{cog|kw|kowas}} Cornish kowas, {{cog|br|kaouad}} Breton kaouad, {{inh|cy|ine-pro|*(s)ḱeh₁w-|t=cold, rainy; north}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₁w- (“cold, rainy; north”), {{cog|la|caurus|t=northwestern wind}} Latin caurus (“northwestern wind”), {{cog|lt|šiáurė|t=north}} Lithuanian šiáurė (“north”), {{cog|ru|се́вер|t=north}} Russian се́вер (séver, “north”) Head templates: {{cy-noun|f|cawodau|pl2=cawodydd}} cawod f (plural cawodau or cawodydd) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}} Forms: cawodau [plural], cawodydd [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], cawod [error-unrecognized-form], gawod [soft], nghawod [error-unrecognized-form], chawod [error-unrecognized-form], cafod [alternative], cawad [alternative]
  1. (meteorology) shower (short rainfall) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-cawod-cy-noun-x6OxI994 Categories (other): Meteorology, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 4 25 21 29 4 Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences
  2. (by extension) shower (bathing device, or an instance of using this device) Tags: broadly, feminine
    Sense id: en-cawod-cy-noun-D5ynxV6j Categories (other): Bathing Disambiguation of Bathing: 6 59 13 10 7 5
  3. (obsolete) swarm Tags: feminine, obsolete Synonyms: haid
    Sense id: en-cawod-cy-noun-ROuStGNg Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 4 25 21 29 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 3 42 18 20 2 Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 14 5 44 18 15 3
  4. (phytopathology) blight, mildew Tags: feminine Synonyms: malltod, llwydni
    Sense id: en-cawod-cy-noun-oEOG358T Categories (other): Phytopathology, Pages with 1 entry, Fungi, Plant diseases Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 4 25 21 29 4 Disambiguation of Fungi: 8 6 11 38 18 20 Disambiguation of Plant diseases: 6 10 13 55 7 10 Topics: biology, botany, medicine, natural-sciences, pathology, phytopathology, sciences
  5. (dermatology, North Wales) rash (likened to splashes of a rainshower on skin) Tags: North-Wales, feminine Synonyms: brech, tarddiant
    Sense id: en-cawod-cy-noun-b-7xmFU7 Categories (other): North Wales Welsh, Dermatology, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 4 25 21 29 4 Topics: dermatology, medicine, sciences
  6. (medicine) fit or attack of sickness or pain Tags: feminine Synonyms: pwl, plwc
    Sense id: en-cawod-cy-noun-2bJikFsi Categories (other): Medicine Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cawodi (english: to shower), cawod babi (english: baby shower), y gawod goch (english: rust, fungal disease of plants)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "rash",
          "rash"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dermatology, North Wales) rash (likened to splashes of a rainshower on skin)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "brech"
        },
        {
          "word": "tarddiant"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "dermatology",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "cy:Medicine"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fit or attack of sickness or pain"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "medicine",
          "medicine"
        ],
        [
          "fit",
          "fit"
        ],
        [
          "attack",
          "attack"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(medicine) fit or attack of sickness or pain"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "pwl"
        },
        {
          "word": "plwc"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkau̯.ɔd/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-au̯ɔd"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cawod"
}

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

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

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

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