"colyn" meaning in Welsh

See colyn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɔlɨ̞n/ [North-Wales], /ˈkoːlɪn/ [South-Wales], /ˈkɔlɪn/ [South-Wales] Forms: colynnau [plural], colynnod [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], colyn [error-unrecognized-form], golyn [soft], ngholyn [error-unrecognized-form], cholyn [error-unrecognized-form]
Rhymes: -ɔlɨ̞n Etymology: col (“awn”) + -yn. Etymology templates: {{af|cy|col|-yn|t1=awn}} col (“awn”) + -yn Head templates: {{cy-noun|m|colynnau|pl2=colynnod}} colyn m (plural colynnau or colynnod) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. sting (of an insect) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-colyn-cy-noun-on2SEQZz
  2. awn Tags: masculine Synonyms: col
    Sense id: en-colyn-cy-noun-HpekcWEk Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header, Welsh terms suffixed with -yn Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 1 25 23 25 26 Disambiguation of Welsh terms suffixed with -yn: 4 22 27 31 16
  3. tail Tags: masculine Synonyms: cynffon, cwt, rhonell, llosgwrn
    Sense id: en-colyn-cy-noun-DGL4du8d Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header, Welsh terms suffixed with -yn Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 1 25 23 25 26 Disambiguation of Welsh terms suffixed with -yn: 4 22 27 31 16
  4. tail
    backside
    Tags: masculine Synonyms: cynffon, cwt, rhonell, llosgwrn, pen-ôl
    Sense id: en-colyn-cy-noun-Ms0LUMgY Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header, Welsh terms suffixed with -yn Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 1 25 23 25 26 Disambiguation of Welsh terms suffixed with -yn: 4 22 27 31 16
  5. pivot, hinge Tags: masculine Synonyms: corddyn, bach, pegwn
    Sense id: en-colyn-cy-noun-yRFi-X0q Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header, Welsh terms suffixed with -yn Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 1 25 23 25 26 Disambiguation of Welsh terms suffixed with -yn: 4 22 27 31 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: colyn angau (english: death's sting), colynnog (english: stingy) Related terms: blew pigog (english: nettle stings)
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "death's sting",
      "translation": "death's sting",
      "word": "colyn angau"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "stingy",
      "translation": "stingy",
      "word": "colynnog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "col",
        "3": "-yn",
        "t1": "awn"
      },
      "expansion": "col (“awn”) + -yn",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "col (“awn”) + -yn.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "colynnau",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colynnod",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colyn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "golyn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ngholyn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cholyn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "colynnau",
        "pl2": "colynnod"
      },
      "expansion": "colyn m (plural colynnau or colynnod)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "nettle stings",
      "translation": "nettle stings",
      "word": "blew pigog"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sting (of an insect)"
      ],
      "id": "en-colyn-cy-noun-on2SEQZz",
      "links": [
        [
          "sting",
          "sting"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "1 25 23 25 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 22 27 31 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh terms suffixed with -yn",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "awn"
      ],
      "id": "en-colyn-cy-noun-HpekcWEk",
      "links": [
        [
          "awn",
          "awn"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "col"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "1 25 23 25 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 22 27 31 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh terms suffixed with -yn",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tail"
      ],
      "id": "en-colyn-cy-noun-DGL4du8d",
      "links": [
        [
          "tail",
          "tail"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "cynffon"
        },
        {
          "word": "cwt"
        },
        {
          "word": "rhonell"
        },
        {
          "word": "llosgwrn"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "1 25 23 25 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 22 27 31 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh terms suffixed with -yn",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tail",
        "backside"
      ],
      "id": "en-colyn-cy-noun-Ms0LUMgY",
      "links": [
        [
          "tail",
          "tail"
        ],
        [
          "backside",
          "backside"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "cynffon"
        },
        {
          "word": "cwt"
        },
        {
          "word": "rhonell"
        },
        {
          "word": "llosgwrn"
        },
        {
          "word": "pen-ôl"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "1 25 23 25 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 22 27 31 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh terms suffixed with -yn",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "pivot, hinge"
      ],
      "id": "en-colyn-cy-noun-yRFi-X0q",
      "links": [
        [
          "pivot",
          "pivot"
        ],
        [
          "hinge",
          "hinge"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "corddyn"
        },
        {
          "word": "bach"
        },
        {
          "word": "pegwn"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɔlɨ̞n/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkoːlɪn/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɔlɪn/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔlɨ̞n"
    }
  ],
  "word": "colyn"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Welsh/ɔlɨ̞n",
    "Rhymes:Welsh/ɔlɨ̞n/2 syllables",
    "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 suffixed with -yn"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "death's sting",
      "translation": "death's sting",
      "word": "colyn angau"
    },
    {
      "english": "stingy",
      "translation": "stingy",
      "word": "colynnog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "col",
        "3": "-yn",
        "t1": "awn"
      },
      "expansion": "col (“awn”) + -yn",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "col (“awn”) + -yn.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "colynnau",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colynnod",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colyn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "golyn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ngholyn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cholyn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "colynnau",
        "pl2": "colynnod"
      },
      "expansion": "colyn m (plural colynnau or colynnod)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "nettle stings",
      "translation": "nettle stings",
      "word": "blew pigog"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sting (of an insect)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sting",
          "sting"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "awn"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "awn",
          "awn"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "col"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "tail"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tail",
          "tail"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "cynffon"
        },
        {
          "word": "cwt"
        },
        {
          "word": "rhonell"
        },
        {
          "word": "llosgwrn"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "tail",
        "backside"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tail",
          "tail"
        ],
        [
          "backside",
          "backside"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "cynffon"
        },
        {
          "word": "cwt"
        },
        {
          "word": "rhonell"
        },
        {
          "word": "llosgwrn"
        },
        {
          "word": "pen-ôl"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "pivot, hinge"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pivot",
          "pivot"
        ],
        [
          "hinge",
          "hinge"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "corddyn"
        },
        {
          "word": "bach"
        },
        {
          "word": "pegwn"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɔlɨ̞n/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkoːlɪn/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɔlɪn/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔlɨ̞n"
    }
  ],
  "word": "colyn"
}

Download raw JSONL data for colyn meaning in Welsh (2.5kB)

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  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: colyn/Welsh 'radical' base_tags=set()",
  "path": [
    "colyn"
  ],
  "section": "Welsh",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "colyn",
  "trace": ""
}

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

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

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