"dethau" meaning in Welsh

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈdɛθaɨ̯/ [North-Wales], /ˈdɛθa/ [North-Wales, colloquial], /ˈdɛθɛ/ [North-Wales, colloquial], /ˈdeːθai̯/ [South-Wales], /ˈdɛθai̯/ [South-Wales], /ˈdeːθɛ/ [South-Wales, colloquial], /ˈdɛθɛ/ [South-Wales, colloquial] Forms: dethau [feminine, singular], dethau [plural], mor ddethau [equative], mwy dethau [comparative], mwyaf dethau [superlative]
Etymology: Variant of deau (“right”). Head templates: {{cy-adj|mwy}} dethau (feminine singular dethau, plural dethau, equative mor ddethau, comparative mwy dethau, superlative mwyaf dethau)
  1. skilful, adroit Synonyms: deheuig, hyfedr, medrus
    Sense id: en-dethau-cy-adj-HrmYMHXI Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 4 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 4 4 Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 71 23 6
  2. right-handed Synonyms: llawdde
    Sense id: en-dethau-cy-adj-pfBZsIoP
  3. southern Synonyms: deheuol
    Sense id: en-dethau-cy-adj-HKxNEB7m
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: detheuo (english: to tidy up, to spruce up)
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "to tidy up, to spruce up",
      "translation": "to tidy up, to spruce up",
      "word": "detheuo"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Variant of deau (“right”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dethau",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dethau",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mor ddethau",
      "tags": [
        "equative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwy dethau",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwyaf dethau",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mwy"
      },
      "expansion": "dethau (feminine singular dethau, plural dethau, equative mor ddethau, comparative mwy dethau, superlative mwyaf dethau)",
      "name": "cy-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "92 4 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "92 4 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "71 23 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "skilful, adroit"
      ],
      "id": "en-dethau-cy-adj-HrmYMHXI",
      "links": [
        [
          "skilful",
          "skilful"
        ],
        [
          "adroit",
          "adroit"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "deheuig"
        },
        {
          "word": "hyfedr"
        },
        {
          "word": "medrus"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "right-handed"
      ],
      "id": "en-dethau-cy-adj-pfBZsIoP",
      "links": [
        [
          "right-handed",
          "right-handed"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "llawdde"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "southern"
      ],
      "id": "en-dethau-cy-adj-HKxNEB7m",
      "links": [
        [
          "southern",
          "southern"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "deheuol"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɛθaɨ̯/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɛθa/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɛθɛ/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdeːθai̯/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɛθai̯/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdeːθɛ/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɛθɛ/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "dethau"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Welsh adjectives",
    "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
    "Welsh lemmas"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "to tidy up, to spruce up",
      "translation": "to tidy up, to spruce up",
      "word": "detheuo"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Variant of deau (“right”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dethau",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dethau",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mor ddethau",
      "tags": [
        "equative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwy dethau",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwyaf dethau",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mwy"
      },
      "expansion": "dethau (feminine singular dethau, plural dethau, equative mor ddethau, comparative mwy dethau, superlative mwyaf dethau)",
      "name": "cy-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "skilful, adroit"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "skilful",
          "skilful"
        ],
        [
          "adroit",
          "adroit"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "deheuig"
        },
        {
          "word": "hyfedr"
        },
        {
          "word": "medrus"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "right-handed"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "right-handed",
          "right-handed"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "llawdde"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "southern"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "southern",
          "southern"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "deheuol"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɛθaɨ̯/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɛθa/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɛθɛ/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdeːθai̯/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɛθai̯/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdeːθɛ/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɛθɛ/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "dethau"
}

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