"chwain" meaning in Welsh

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Noun

IPA: /χwai̯n/ Forms: chwannen [singulative]
Etymology: From Middle Welsh chwein; cognate with Breton c'hoen. Etymology templates: {{inh|cy|wlm|chwein}} Middle Welsh chwein, {{cog|br|c'hoen}} Breton c'hoen Head templates: {{cy-noun|f-p|chwannen}} chwain f (collective, singulative chwannen, not mutable)
  1. fleas Tags: collective, feminine, not-mutable Categories (lifeform): Insects Derived forms: chweina (english: to look for, catch or get rid of fleas), chweiniog (english: flea-ridden), chweinllyd (english: flea-ridden)
    Sense id: en-chwain-cy-noun-ywtg5O-D Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "chwein"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh chwein",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "c'hoen"
      },
      "expansion": "Breton c'hoen",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh chwein; cognate with Breton c'hoen.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chwannen",
      "tags": [
        "singulative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f-p",
        "2": "chwannen"
      },
      "expansion": "chwain f (collective, singulative chwannen, not mutable)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "cy",
          "name": "Insects",
          "orig": "cy:Insects",
          "parents": [
            "Arthropods",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "to look for, catch or get rid of fleas",
          "word": "chweina"
        },
        {
          "english": "flea-ridden",
          "word": "chweiniog"
        },
        {
          "english": "flea-ridden",
          "word": "chweinllyd"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fleas"
      ],
      "id": "en-chwain-cy-noun-ywtg5O-D",
      "links": [
        [
          "flea",
          "flea"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "collective",
        "feminine",
        "not-mutable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/χwai̯n/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chwain"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "to look for, catch or get rid of fleas",
      "word": "chweina"
    },
    {
      "english": "flea-ridden",
      "word": "chweiniog"
    },
    {
      "english": "flea-ridden",
      "word": "chweinllyd"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "chwein"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh chwein",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "c'hoen"
      },
      "expansion": "Breton c'hoen",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh chwein; cognate with Breton c'hoen.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chwannen",
      "tags": [
        "singulative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f-p",
        "2": "chwannen"
      },
      "expansion": "chwain f (collective, singulative chwannen, not mutable)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Welsh collective nouns",
        "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
        "Welsh feminine nouns",
        "Welsh lemmas",
        "Welsh non-mutable terms",
        "Welsh nouns",
        "Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh",
        "Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh",
        "Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "cy:Insects"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fleas"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "flea",
          "flea"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "collective",
        "feminine",
        "not-mutable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/χwai̯n/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chwain"
}

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