"cenau" meaning in Welsh

See cenau in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: cenawon [plural], cenafon [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], cenau [error-unrecognized-form], genau [soft], nghenau [error-unrecognized-form], chenau [error-unrecognized-form]
Etymology: From Middle Welsh ceneu, from Proto-Brythonic *kėnėw, from Proto-Celtic *kanawū. Cognate to Scottish Gaelic cana (“puppy”). Etymology templates: {{inh|cy|wlm|ceneu}} Middle Welsh ceneu, {{inh|cy|cel-bry-pro|*kėnėw}} Proto-Brythonic *kėnėw, {{inh|cy|cel-pro|*kanawū}} Proto-Celtic *kanawū, {{cog|gd|cana||puppy}} Scottish Gaelic cana (“puppy”) Head templates: {{cy-noun|m|cenawon|pl2=cenafon}} cenau m (plural cenawon or cenafon) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. cub, pup, whelp Tags: masculine Synonyms: colwyn, cwb, cnyw
    Sense id: en-cenau-cy-noun-bV4a-Qcr Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 7 43 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 3 48 3
  2. rascal Tags: masculine Synonyms: gwalch, adyn, cnaf
    Sense id: en-cenau-cy-noun-Ofvoevs0
  3. (obsolete) son, descendant Tags: masculine, obsolete Synonyms: mab, disgynnydd
    Sense id: en-cenau-cy-noun-DHtTfsgz Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 7 43 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 3 48 3 Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 35 4 52 9
  4. catkin (inflorescence, especially of willow) Tags: masculine Synonyms: cenau coed, gŵydd fach, cyw gŵydd, cynffon y gath
    Sense id: en-cenau-cy-noun-DWfku-Mb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cenau coed (english: catkin)
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "catkin",
      "translation": "catkin",
      "word": "cenau coed"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "ceneu"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh ceneu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*kėnėw"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *kėnėw",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*kanawū"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *kanawū",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "cana",
        "3": "",
        "4": "puppy"
      },
      "expansion": "Scottish Gaelic cana (“puppy”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh ceneu, from Proto-Brythonic *kėnėw, from Proto-Celtic *kanawū. Cognate to Scottish Gaelic cana (“puppy”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cenawon",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cenafon",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cenau",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "genau",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nghenau",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chenau",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "cenawon",
        "pl2": "cenafon"
      },
      "expansion": "cenau m (plural cenawon or cenafon)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "40 7 43 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "46 3 48 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cub, pup, whelp"
      ],
      "id": "en-cenau-cy-noun-bV4a-Qcr",
      "links": [
        [
          "cub",
          "cub"
        ],
        [
          "pup",
          "pup"
        ],
        [
          "whelp",
          "whelp"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "colwyn"
        },
        {
          "word": "cwb"
        },
        {
          "word": "cnyw"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "rascal"
      ],
      "id": "en-cenau-cy-noun-Ofvoevs0",
      "links": [
        [
          "rascal",
          "rascal"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "gwalch"
        },
        {
          "word": "adyn"
        },
        {
          "word": "cnaf"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "40 7 43 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "46 3 48 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "35 4 52 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "son, descendant"
      ],
      "id": "en-cenau-cy-noun-DHtTfsgz",
      "links": [
        [
          "son",
          "son"
        ],
        [
          "descendant",
          "descendant"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) son, descendant"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mab"
        },
        {
          "word": "disgynnydd"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "catkin (inflorescence, especially of willow)"
      ],
      "id": "en-cenau-cy-noun-DWfku-Mb",
      "links": [
        [
          "catkin",
          "catkin"
        ],
        [
          "inflorescence",
          "inflorescence"
        ],
        [
          "willow",
          "willow"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "cenau coed"
        },
        {
          "word": "gŵydd fach"
        },
        {
          "word": "cyw gŵydd"
        },
        {
          "word": "cynffon y gath"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "cenau"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Welsh countable nouns",
    "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
    "Welsh lemmas",
    "Welsh masculine nouns",
    "Welsh nouns",
    "Welsh nouns with red links in their headword lines",
    "Welsh terms derived from Middle 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"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "catkin",
      "translation": "catkin",
      "word": "cenau coed"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "ceneu"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh ceneu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*kėnėw"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *kėnėw",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*kanawū"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *kanawū",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "cana",
        "3": "",
        "4": "puppy"
      },
      "expansion": "Scottish Gaelic cana (“puppy”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh ceneu, from Proto-Brythonic *kėnėw, from Proto-Celtic *kanawū. Cognate to Scottish Gaelic cana (“puppy”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cenawon",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cenafon",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cenau",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "genau",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nghenau",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chenau",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "cenawon",
        "pl2": "cenafon"
      },
      "expansion": "cenau m (plural cenawon or cenafon)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "cub, pup, whelp"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cub",
          "cub"
        ],
        [
          "pup",
          "pup"
        ],
        [
          "whelp",
          "whelp"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "colwyn"
        },
        {
          "word": "cwb"
        },
        {
          "word": "cnyw"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "rascal"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rascal",
          "rascal"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "gwalch"
        },
        {
          "word": "adyn"
        },
        {
          "word": "cnaf"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Welsh terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "son, descendant"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "son",
          "son"
        ],
        [
          "descendant",
          "descendant"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) son, descendant"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mab"
        },
        {
          "word": "disgynnydd"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "catkin (inflorescence, especially of willow)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "catkin",
          "catkin"
        ],
        [
          "inflorescence",
          "inflorescence"
        ],
        [
          "willow",
          "willow"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "cenau coed"
        },
        {
          "word": "gŵydd fach"
        },
        {
          "word": "cyw gŵydd"
        },
        {
          "word": "cynffon y gath"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "cenau"
}

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