"celfydd" meaning in Welsh

See celfydd in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Middle Welsh keluyð, from Old Welsh celmed, from Proto-Brythonic *kėlβ̃ɨð, from Proto-Celtic *kalmiyos. Etymology templates: {{inh|cy|wlm|keluyð}} Middle Welsh keluyð, {{der|cy|owl|celmed}} Old Welsh celmed, {{inh|cy|cel-bry-pro|*kėlβ̃ɨð}} Proto-Brythonic *kėlβ̃ɨð, {{inh|cy|cel-pro|*kalmiyos}} Proto-Celtic *kalmiyos Head templates: {{cy-adj|ach|pl=celfyddon}} celfydd (feminine singular celfydd, plural celfyddon, equative celfydded, comparative celfyddach, superlative celfyddaf) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}} Forms: celfydd [feminine, singular], celfyddon [plural], celfydded [equative], celfyddach [comparative], celfyddaf [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], celfydd [error-unrecognized-form], gelfydd [soft], nghelfydd [error-unrecognized-form], chelfydd [error-unrecognized-form]
  1. skilful, expert Synonyms: cywrain, medrus, galluog, deheuig
    Sense id: en-celfydd-cy-adj-RlDSUlAS Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11 Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 79 21

Noun

Forms: celfyddion [plural]
Etymology: From Middle Welsh keluyð, from Old Welsh celmed, from Proto-Brythonic *kėlβ̃ɨð, from Proto-Celtic *kalmiyos. Etymology templates: {{inh|cy|wlm|keluyð}} Middle Welsh keluyð, {{der|cy|owl|celmed}} Old Welsh celmed, {{inh|cy|cel-bry-pro|*kėlβ̃ɨð}} Proto-Brythonic *kėlβ̃ɨð, {{inh|cy|cel-pro|*kalmiyos}} Proto-Celtic *kalmiyos Head templates: {{cy-noun|m|celfyddion}} celfydd m (plural celfyddion)
  1. expert Tags: masculine Derived forms: celfyddyd [art, arts]
    Sense id: en-celfydd-cy-noun-x9JThwq4

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "keluyð"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh keluyð",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "owl",
        "3": "celmed"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Welsh celmed",
      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "3": "*kėlβ̃ɨð"
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      "args": {
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh keluyð, from Old Welsh celmed, from Proto-Brythonic *kėlβ̃ɨð, from Proto-Celtic *kalmiyos.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "celfyddion",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "celfyddion"
      },
      "expansion": "celfydd m (plural celfyddion)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "topics": [
            "art",
            "arts"
          ],
          "word": "celfyddyd"
        }
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      ],
      "id": "en-celfydd-cy-noun-x9JThwq4",
      "links": [
        [
          "expert",
          "expert"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "celfydd"
}

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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "owl",
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      },
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      },
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    }
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    {
      "form": "celfydd",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "celfyddon",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "celfydded",
      "tags": [
        "equative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "celfyddach",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "celfyddaf",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "celfydd",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gelfydd",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nghelfydd",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chelfydd",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ach",
        "pl": "celfyddon"
      },
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      "name": "cy-adj"
    }
  ],
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      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "adj",
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        {
          "_dis": "87 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "parents": [],
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      ],
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        "skilful, expert"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "skilful",
          "skilful"
        ],
        [
          "expert",
          "expert"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "cywrain"
        },
        {
          "word": "medrus"
        },
        {
          "word": "galluog"
        },
        {
          "word": "deheuig"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "celfydd"
}
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    "Welsh lemmas",
    "Welsh masculine nouns",
    "Welsh nouns",
    "Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh",
    "Welsh terms derived from Old Welsh",
    "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic",
    "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic"
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "owl",
        "3": "celmed"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Welsh celmed",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*kėlβ̃ɨð"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *kėlβ̃ɨð",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*kalmiyos"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *kalmiyos",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh keluyð, from Old Welsh celmed, from Proto-Brythonic *kėlβ̃ɨð, from Proto-Celtic *kalmiyos.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "celfyddion",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "2": "celfyddion"
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "expert"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "expert",
          "expert"
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "celfydd"
}

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    "Welsh masculine nouns",
    "Welsh nouns",
    "Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh",
    "Welsh terms derived from Old Welsh",
    "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic",
    "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic"
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    },
    {
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      },
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh keluyð, from Old Welsh celmed, from Proto-Brythonic *kėlβ̃ɨð, from Proto-Celtic *kalmiyos.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "celfydd",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "celfyddon",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "celfydded",
      "tags": [
        "equative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "celfyddach",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "celfyddaf",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "celfydd",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gelfydd",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nghelfydd",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chelfydd",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "ach",
        "pl": "celfyddon"
      },
      "expansion": "celfydd (feminine singular celfydd, plural celfyddon, equative celfydded, comparative celfyddach, superlative celfyddaf)",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang": "Welsh",
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      ],
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          "skilful"
        ],
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        ]
      ],
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          "word": "cywrain"
        },
        {
          "word": "medrus"
        },
        {
          "word": "galluog"
        },
        {
          "word": "deheuig"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "celfydd"
}

Download raw JSONL data for celfydd meaning in Welsh (3.9kB)

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