"chwaeth" meaning in Welsh

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Noun

IPA: /χwaːɨ̯θ/ [North-Wales], /χwai̯θ/ [South-Wales] Forms: chwaethau [plural], chwaethoedd [plural]
Rhymes: -aːɨ̯θ Etymology: Old Welsh chweith from Proto-Celtic *swexto- (“taste”) from Proto-Indo-European *swekʷto-, with the e-grade of the root *swekʷ- (“sap, juice”) also reflected in *sokʷós (“juice of plants”). Related to Proto-Germanic *swakkuz (“smell, odor, scent”), Ancient Greek ὀπός (opós, “juice”), Proto-Balto-Slavic *sakás (“juice of plants”). Etymology templates: {{inh|cy|owl|chweith}} Old Welsh chweith, {{der|cy|cel-pro|*swexto-||taste}} Proto-Celtic *swexto- (“taste”), {{der|cy|ine-pro||*swekʷto-}} Proto-Indo-European *swekʷto-, {{cog|gem-pro|*swakkuz|t=smell, odor, scent}} Proto-Germanic *swakkuz (“smell, odor, scent”), {{cog|grc|ὀπός|t=juice}} Ancient Greek ὀπός (opós, “juice”), {{cog|ine-bsl-pro|*sakás|t=juice of plants}} Proto-Balto-Slavic *sakás (“juice of plants”) Head templates: {{cy-noun|f|chwaethau|pl2=chwaethoedd}} chwaeth f (plural chwaethau or chwaethoedd, not mutable)
  1. taste Tags: feminine, not-mutable Synonyms: blas
    Sense id: en-chwaeth-cy-noun-gU5rzEFn Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header, Senses, Taste Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 32 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 31 30 Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 42 22 35 Disambiguation of Senses: 39 31 30 Disambiguation of Taste: 44 28 28
  2. taste, aesthetic preference Tags: feminine, not-mutable
    Sense id: en-chwaeth-cy-noun-YqKPqBO6 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 32 29 Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 42 22 35
  3. taste, discernment, refinement Tags: feminine, not-mutable
    Sense id: en-chwaeth-cy-noun-qnngI2rG Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 32 29 Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 42 22 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: chwaeth gwisgo (english: dress sense), chwaethus (english: tasty), di-chwaeth (english: tasteless)
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "dress sense",
      "translation": "dress sense",
      "word": "chwaeth gwisgo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "tasty",
      "translation": "tasty",
      "word": "chwaethus"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "tasteless",
      "translation": "tasteless",
      "word": "di-chwaeth"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "owl",
        "3": "chweith"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Welsh chweith",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*swexto-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "taste"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *swexto- (“taste”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "",
        "4": "*swekʷto-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *swekʷto-",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem-pro",
        "2": "*swakkuz",
        "t": "smell, odor, scent"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *swakkuz (“smell, odor, scent”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ὀπός",
        "t": "juice"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek ὀπός (opós, “juice”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ine-bsl-pro",
        "2": "*sakás",
        "t": "juice of plants"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Balto-Slavic *sakás (“juice of plants”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Old Welsh chweith from Proto-Celtic *swexto- (“taste”) from Proto-Indo-European *swekʷto-, with the e-grade of the root *swekʷ- (“sap, juice”) also reflected in *sokʷós (“juice of plants”). Related to Proto-Germanic *swakkuz (“smell, odor, scent”), Ancient Greek ὀπός (opós, “juice”), Proto-Balto-Slavic *sakás (“juice of plants”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chwaethau",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chwaethoedd",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "chwaethau",
        "pl2": "chwaethoedd"
      },
      "expansion": "chwaeth f (plural chwaethau or chwaethoedd, not mutable)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "38 32 29",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "39 31 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "42 22 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "39 31 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "cy",
          "name": "Senses",
          "orig": "cy:Senses",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "44 28 28",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "cy",
          "name": "Taste",
          "orig": "cy:Taste",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "taste"
      ],
      "id": "en-chwaeth-cy-noun-gU5rzEFn",
      "links": [
        [
          "taste",
          "taste"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "blas"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "not-mutable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "38 32 29",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "42 22 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "taste, aesthetic preference"
      ],
      "id": "en-chwaeth-cy-noun-YqKPqBO6",
      "links": [
        [
          "taste",
          "taste"
        ],
        [
          "preference",
          "preference"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "not-mutable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "38 32 29",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "42 22 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              12,
              19
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              19,
              24
            ]
          ],
          "english": "a building without taste or balance",
          "text": "adeilad heb chwaeth na chytbysedd",
          "translation": "a building without taste or balance",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "taste, discernment, refinement"
      ],
      "id": "en-chwaeth-cy-noun-qnngI2rG",
      "links": [
        [
          "taste",
          "taste"
        ],
        [
          "discernment",
          "discernment"
        ],
        [
          "refinement",
          "refinement"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "not-mutable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/χwaːɨ̯θ/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/χwai̯θ/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aːɨ̯θ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chwaeth"
}
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  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Welsh/aːɨ̯θ",
    "Welsh countable nouns",
    "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
    "Welsh feminine nouns",
    "Welsh lemmas",
    "Welsh non-mutable terms",
    "Welsh nouns",
    "Welsh nouns with red links in their headword lines",
    "Welsh terms derived from Old Welsh",
    "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Old Welsh",
    "cy:Senses",
    "cy:Taste"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "dress sense",
      "translation": "dress sense",
      "word": "chwaeth gwisgo"
    },
    {
      "english": "tasty",
      "translation": "tasty",
      "word": "chwaethus"
    },
    {
      "english": "tasteless",
      "translation": "tasteless",
      "word": "di-chwaeth"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "owl",
        "3": "chweith"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Welsh chweith",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*swexto-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "taste"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *swexto- (“taste”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "",
        "4": "*swekʷto-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *swekʷto-",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem-pro",
        "2": "*swakkuz",
        "t": "smell, odor, scent"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *swakkuz (“smell, odor, scent”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ὀπός",
        "t": "juice"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek ὀπός (opós, “juice”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ine-bsl-pro",
        "2": "*sakás",
        "t": "juice of plants"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Balto-Slavic *sakás (“juice of plants”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Old Welsh chweith from Proto-Celtic *swexto- (“taste”) from Proto-Indo-European *swekʷto-, with the e-grade of the root *swekʷ- (“sap, juice”) also reflected in *sokʷós (“juice of plants”). Related to Proto-Germanic *swakkuz (“smell, odor, scent”), Ancient Greek ὀπός (opós, “juice”), Proto-Balto-Slavic *sakás (“juice of plants”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chwaethau",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chwaethoedd",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "chwaethau",
        "pl2": "chwaethoedd"
      },
      "expansion": "chwaeth f (plural chwaethau or chwaethoedd, not mutable)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "taste"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "taste",
          "taste"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "blas"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "not-mutable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "taste, aesthetic preference"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "taste",
          "taste"
        ],
        [
          "preference",
          "preference"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "not-mutable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Welsh terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              12,
              19
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              19,
              24
            ]
          ],
          "english": "a building without taste or balance",
          "text": "adeilad heb chwaeth na chytbysedd",
          "translation": "a building without taste or balance",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "taste, discernment, refinement"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "taste",
          "taste"
        ],
        [
          "discernment",
          "discernment"
        ],
        [
          "refinement",
          "refinement"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "not-mutable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/χwaːɨ̯θ/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/χwai̯θ/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aːɨ̯θ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chwaeth"
}

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