"dewr" meaning in Welsh

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈdɛu̯r/
Etymology: From Middle Welsh dewr, from Proto-Brythonic *daɣɣwur (literally “good man”). Compare Old Breton deurr [translating acri]. Etymology templates: {{der|cy|wlm|dewr}} Middle Welsh dewr, {{der|cy|cel-bry-pro|*daɣɣwur|lit=good man}} Proto-Brythonic *daɣɣwur (literally “good man”), {{cog|obt|deurr}} Old Breton deurr, {{transterm|la|acri}} [translating acri] Head templates: {{cy-adj|ach|pl=dewron}} dewr (feminine singular dewr, plural dewron, equative dewred, comparative dewrach, superlative dewraf) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}} Forms: dewr [feminine, singular], dewron [plural], dewred [equative], dewrach [comparative], dewraf [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], dewr [error-unrecognized-form], ddewr [soft], newr [error-unrecognized-form]
  1. brave Synonyms (brave): gwrol, glew Derived forms: dewrder, dewredd
    Sense id: en-dewr-cy-adj-obshayu7 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "dewr"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh dewr",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*daɣɣwur",
        "lit": "good man"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *daɣɣwur (literally “good man”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "obt",
        "2": "deurr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Breton deurr",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "acri"
      },
      "expansion": "[translating acri]",
      "name": "transterm"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh dewr, from Proto-Brythonic *daɣɣwur (literally “good man”). Compare Old Breton deurr [translating acri].",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dewr",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dewron",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dewred",
      "tags": [
        "equative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dewrach",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dewraf",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dewr",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ddewr",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "newr",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "ach",
        "pl": "dewron"
      },
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "dewrder"
        },
        {
          "word": "dewredd"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "brave"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "brave",
          "brave"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "sense": "brave",
          "word": "gwrol"
        },
        {
          "sense": "brave",
          "word": "glew"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɛu̯r/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dewr"
}
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    {
      "word": "dewrder"
    },
    {
      "word": "dewredd"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "dewr"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh dewr",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*daɣɣwur",
        "lit": "good man"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "obt",
        "2": "deurr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Breton deurr",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "acri"
      },
      "expansion": "[translating acri]",
      "name": "transterm"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh dewr, from Proto-Brythonic *daɣɣwur (literally “good man”). Compare Old Breton deurr [translating acri].",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dewr",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dewron",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dewred",
      "tags": [
        "equative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dewrach",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dewraf",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dewr",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ddewr",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "newr",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "ach",
        "pl": "dewron"
      },
      "expansion": "dewr (feminine singular dewr, plural dewron, equative dewred, comparative dewrach, superlative dewraf)",
      "name": "cy-adj"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "adj",
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        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "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"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "brave"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "brave",
          "brave"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɛu̯r/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "brave",
      "word": "gwrol"
    },
    {
      "sense": "brave",
      "word": "glew"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dewr"
}

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

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  "subsection": "adjective",
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  "trace": ""
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  "subsection": "adjective",
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  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: dewr/Welsh 'aspirate' base_tags={'error-unrecognized-form', 'soft'}",
  "path": [
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  "section": "Welsh",
  "subsection": "adjective",
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}

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