"delwedd" meaning in Welsh

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdɛlwɛð/ Forms: delweddau [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], delwedd [error-unrecognized-form], ddelwedd [soft], nelwedd [error-unrecognized-form]
Etymology: Coined by William Owen Pughe as a back-formation from delweddu (“to portray; to imagine”), itself from delw (“image”) + gweddu (“to suit; to appear”). Etymology templates: {{coin|cy|William Owen Pughe}} Coined by William Owen Pughe, {{backform|cy|delweddu||to portray; to imagine|nocap=1}} back-formation from delweddu (“to portray; to imagine”) Head templates: {{cy-noun|f|delweddau}} delwedd f (plural delweddau) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. (mental) image Tags: feminine Synonyms: meddylrith
    Sense id: en-delwedd-cy-noun-YQXWzHav
  2. metaphor Tags: feminine Synonyms: trosiad
    Sense id: en-delwedd-cy-noun-Bl108nZl Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Welsh back-formations, Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 68 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 84 9 Disambiguation of Welsh back-formations: 5 89 6 Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 2 95 3
  3. simile Tags: feminine Synonyms: cyffelybiaeth
    Sense id: en-delwedd-cy-noun-vWGmQNv0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dewin delwedd (english: spin doctor)
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "spin doctor",
      "translation": "spin doctor",
      "word": "dewin delwedd"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "William Owen Pughe"
      },
      "expansion": "Coined by William Owen Pughe",
      "name": "coin"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "delweddu",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to portray; to imagine",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "back-formation from delweddu (“to portray; to imagine”)",
      "name": "backform"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Coined by William Owen Pughe as a back-formation from delweddu (“to portray; to imagine”), itself from delw (“image”) + gweddu (“to suit; to appear”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "delweddau",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delwedd",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ddelwedd",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nelwedd",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "delweddau"
      },
      "expansion": "delwedd f (plural delweddau)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "image"
      ],
      "id": "en-delwedd-cy-noun-YQXWzHav",
      "links": [
        [
          "image",
          "image"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "mental",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(mental) image"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "meddylrith"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "15 68 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 84 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 89 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh back-formations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 95 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "metaphor"
      ],
      "id": "en-delwedd-cy-noun-Bl108nZl",
      "links": [
        [
          "metaphor",
          "metaphor"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "trosiad"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "simile"
      ],
      "id": "en-delwedd-cy-noun-vWGmQNv0",
      "links": [
        [
          "simile",
          "simile"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "cyffelybiaeth"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɛlwɛð/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "delwedd"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Welsh back-formations",
    "Welsh coinages",
    "Welsh countable nouns",
    "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
    "Welsh feminine nouns",
    "Welsh lemmas",
    "Welsh nouns",
    "Welsh nouns with red links in their headword lines",
    "Welsh terms coined by William Owen Pughe"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "spin doctor",
      "translation": "spin doctor",
      "word": "dewin delwedd"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "William Owen Pughe"
      },
      "expansion": "Coined by William Owen Pughe",
      "name": "coin"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "delweddu",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to portray; to imagine",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "back-formation from delweddu (“to portray; to imagine”)",
      "name": "backform"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Coined by William Owen Pughe as a back-formation from delweddu (“to portray; to imagine”), itself from delw (“image”) + gweddu (“to suit; to appear”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "delweddau",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delwedd",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ddelwedd",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nelwedd",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "delweddau"
      },
      "expansion": "delwedd f (plural delweddau)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "image"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "image",
          "image"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "mental",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(mental) image"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "meddylrith"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "metaphor"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "metaphor",
          "metaphor"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "trosiad"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "simile"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "simile",
          "simile"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "cyffelybiaeth"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɛlwɛð/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "delwedd"
}

Download raw JSONL data for delwedd meaning in Welsh (2.0kB)

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

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

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

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