"cu" meaning in Welsh

See cu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kɨː/ [North-Wales], /kiː/ [South-Wales]
Etymology: From Middle Welsh ku, from Proto-Brythonic *kʉβ̃ (compare Breton kuñv), from Proto-Celtic *koimos (“dear, nice”) (compare Old Irish cóem), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos (“of the home, belonging to the family”) (compare English home, Lithuanian káimas (“village, countryside”), Sanskrit क्षेम (kṣéma, “basis, foundation”)). Etymology templates: {{inh|cy|wlm|ku}} Middle Welsh ku, {{inh|cy|cel-bry-pro|*kʉβ̃}} Proto-Brythonic *kʉβ̃, {{cog|br|kuñv}} Breton kuñv, {{inh|cy|cel-pro|*koimos|t=dear, nice}} Proto-Celtic *koimos (“dear, nice”), {{cog|sga|cóem}} Old Irish cóem, {{inh|cy|ine-pro|*ḱóymos|t=of the home, belonging to the family}} Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos (“of the home, belonging to the family”), {{cog|en|home}} English home, {{cog|lt|káimas|t=village, countryside}} Lithuanian káimas (“village, countryside”), {{cog|sa|क्षेम||basis, foundation|tr=kṣéma}} Sanskrit क्षेम (kṣéma, “basis, foundation”) Head templates: {{cy-adj|ach}} cu (feminine singular cu, plural cu, equative cued, comparative cuach, superlative cuaf) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}} Forms: cu [feminine, singular], cu [plural], cued [equative], cuach [comparative], cuaf [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], cu [mutation, mutation-radical], gu [mutation, mutation-soft], nghu [mutation, mutation-nasal], chu [mutation, mutation-aspirate]
  1. dear, beloved Synonyms: annwyl, hoff Derived forms: mamgu, tadcu

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "ku"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh ku",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*kʉβ̃"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *kʉβ̃",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "kuñv"
      },
      "expansion": "Breton kuñv",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*koimos",
        "t": "dear, nice"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *koimos (“dear, nice”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "cóem"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish cóem",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*ḱóymos",
        "t": "of the home, belonging to the family"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos (“of the home, belonging to the family”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "home"
      },
      "expansion": "English home",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lt",
        "2": "káimas",
        "t": "village, countryside"
      },
      "expansion": "Lithuanian káimas (“village, countryside”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "क्षेम",
        "3": "",
        "4": "basis, foundation",
        "tr": "kṣéma"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit क्षेम (kṣéma, “basis, foundation”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh ku, from Proto-Brythonic *kʉβ̃ (compare Breton kuñv), from Proto-Celtic *koimos (“dear, nice”) (compare Old Irish cóem), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos (“of the home, belonging to the family”) (compare English home, Lithuanian káimas (“village, countryside”), Sanskrit क्षेम (kṣéma, “basis, foundation”)).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cu",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cu",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cued",
      "tags": [
        "equative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cuach",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cuaf",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cu",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-radical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gu",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nghu",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-nasal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chu",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-aspirate"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ach"
      },
      "expansion": "cu (feminine singular cu, plural cu, equative cued, comparative cuach, superlative cuaf)",
      "name": "cy-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 28 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "mamgu"
        },
        {
          "word": "tadcu"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dear, beloved"
      ],
      "id": "en-cu-cy-adj-yAqM9Hv9",
      "links": [
        [
          "dear",
          "dear"
        ],
        [
          "beloved",
          "beloved"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "annwyl"
        },
        {
          "word": "hoff"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɨː/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kiː/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "ci stripped-by-parse_pron_post_template_fn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cu"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "mamgu"
    },
    {
      "word": "tadcu"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "ku"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh ku",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*kʉβ̃"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *kʉβ̃",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "kuñv"
      },
      "expansion": "Breton kuñv",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*koimos",
        "t": "dear, nice"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *koimos (“dear, nice”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "cóem"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish cóem",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*ḱóymos",
        "t": "of the home, belonging to the family"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos (“of the home, belonging to the family”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "home"
      },
      "expansion": "English home",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lt",
        "2": "káimas",
        "t": "village, countryside"
      },
      "expansion": "Lithuanian káimas (“village, countryside”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "क्षेम",
        "3": "",
        "4": "basis, foundation",
        "tr": "kṣéma"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit क्षेम (kṣéma, “basis, foundation”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh ku, from Proto-Brythonic *kʉβ̃ (compare Breton kuñv), from Proto-Celtic *koimos (“dear, nice”) (compare Old Irish cóem), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos (“of the home, belonging to the family”) (compare English home, Lithuanian káimas (“village, countryside”), Sanskrit क्षेम (kṣéma, “basis, foundation”)).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cu",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cu",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cued",
      "tags": [
        "equative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cuach",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cuaf",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cu",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-radical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gu",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nghu",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-nasal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chu",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-aspirate"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ach"
      },
      "expansion": "cu (feminine singular cu, plural cu, equative cued, comparative cuach, superlative cuaf)",
      "name": "cy-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 28 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
        "Welsh adjectives",
        "Welsh adjectives with red links in their headword lines",
        "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
        "Welsh lemmas",
        "Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh",
        "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic",
        "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
        "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh",
        "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic",
        "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
        "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Welsh terms with homophones"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dear, beloved"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dear",
          "dear"
        ],
        [
          "beloved",
          "beloved"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "annwyl"
        },
        {
          "word": "hoff"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɨː/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kiː/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "ci stripped-by-parse_pron_post_template_fn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cu"
}

Download raw JSONL data for cu meaning in Welsh (3.5kB)

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