"ceirch" meaning in Welsh

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Noun

IPA: /kei̯rχ/ Forms: ceirchen [feminine, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], ceirch [error-unrecognized-form], geirch [soft], ngheirch [error-unrecognized-form], cheirch [error-unrecognized-form]
Rhymes: -ei̯rχ Etymology: From Middle Welsh keirch, from Proto-Brythonic *körx (compare Cornish kergh, Breton kerc'h), from Proto-Celtic *korkyos (compare Irish coirce), from Proto-Indo-European *kokro- (compare dialectal Swedish hagre, Ancient Greek κάχρυς (kákhrus)). Etymology templates: {{inh|cy|wlm|keirch}} Middle Welsh keirch, {{inh|cy|cel-bry-pro|*körx}} Proto-Brythonic *körx, {{cog|kw|kergh}} Cornish kergh, {{cog|br|kerc'h}} Breton kerc'h, {{inh|cy|cel-pro|*korkyos}} Proto-Celtic *korkyos, {{cog|ga|coirce}} Irish coirce, {{der|cy|ine-pro|*kokro-}} Proto-Indo-European *kokro-, {{cog|sv|hagre}} Swedish hagre, {{cog|grc|κάχρυς}} Ancient Greek κάχρυς (kákhrus) Head templates: {{cy-noun|f-p|ceirchen}} ceirch (plural, singular ceirchen f) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. oats Tags: plural Derived forms: ceirchwellt (english: oatgrass)
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "keirch"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh keirch",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*körx"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *körx",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "kergh"
      },
      "expansion": "Cornish kergh",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "kerc'h"
      },
      "expansion": "Breton kerc'h",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*korkyos"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *korkyos",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "coirce"
      },
      "expansion": "Irish coirce",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*kokro-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *kokro-",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "hagre"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish hagre",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "κάχρυς"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek κάχρυς (kákhrus)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh keirch, from Proto-Brythonic *körx (compare Cornish kergh, Breton kerc'h), from Proto-Celtic *korkyos (compare Irish coirce), from Proto-Indo-European *kokro- (compare dialectal Swedish hagre, Ancient Greek κάχρυς (kákhrus)).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ceirchen",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ceirch",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "geirch",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ngheirch",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cheirch",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f-p",
        "2": "ceirchen"
      },
      "expansion": "ceirch (plural, singular ceirchen f)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "cy",
          "name": "Grains",
          "orig": "cy:Grains",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "cy",
          "name": "Poeae tribe grasses",
          "orig": "cy:Poeae tribe grasses",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "oatgrass",
          "translation": "oatgrass",
          "word": "ceirchwellt"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "oats"
      ],
      "id": "en-ceirch-cy-noun-45JBU0WO",
      "links": [
        [
          "oats",
          "oats"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kei̯rχ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ei̯rχ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ceirch"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "oatgrass",
      "translation": "oatgrass",
      "word": "ceirchwellt"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "keirch"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh keirch",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*körx"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *körx",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "kergh"
      },
      "expansion": "Cornish kergh",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "kerc'h"
      },
      "expansion": "Breton kerc'h",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*korkyos"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *korkyos",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "coirce"
      },
      "expansion": "Irish coirce",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*kokro-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *kokro-",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "hagre"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish hagre",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "κάχρυς"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek κάχρυς (kákhrus)",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh keirch, from Proto-Brythonic *körx (compare Cornish kergh, Breton kerc'h), from Proto-Celtic *korkyos (compare Irish coirce), from Proto-Indo-European *kokro- (compare dialectal Swedish hagre, Ancient Greek κάχρυς (kákhrus)).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ceirchen",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ceirch",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "geirch",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ngheirch",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cheirch",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f-p",
        "2": "ceirchen"
      },
      "expansion": "ceirch (plural, singular ceirchen f)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Welsh/ei̯rχ",
        "Rhymes:Welsh/ei̯rχ/1 syllable",
        "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
        "Welsh lemmas",
        "Welsh nouns",
        "Welsh nouns with red links in their headword lines",
        "Welsh plural-basic nouns",
        "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",
        "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic",
        "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
        "cy:Grains",
        "cy:Poeae tribe grasses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "oats"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "oats",
          "oats"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kei̯rχ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ei̯rχ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ceirch"
}

Download raw JSONL data for ceirch meaning in Welsh (2.7kB)

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

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

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

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