"dragon" meaning in Welsh

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdraɡɔn/ [North-Wales], /ˈdra(ː)ɡɔn/ [South-Wales] Forms: dragonau [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], dragon [error-unrecognized-form], ddragon [soft], nragon [error-unrecognized-form]
Etymology: Inherited from Old Welsh dragon, from Latin dracō, dracōnem, from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|cy|owl|dragon|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Welsh dragon, {{inh+|cy|owl|dragon}} Inherited from Old Welsh dragon, {{der|cy|la|dracō|dracō, dracōnem}} Latin dracō, dracōnem, {{der|cy|grc|δράκων}} Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn) Head templates: {{cy-noun|m|au}} dragon m (plural dragonau) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. (archaic) chieftain, commander, prince Tags: archaic, masculine Synonyms: pennaeth, tywysog
    Sense id: en-dragon-cy-noun-fj7-uHDl Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 66 23 11
  2. (archaic) warrior, hero Tags: archaic, masculine Synonyms: ymladdwr, gwron
    Sense id: en-dragon-cy-noun-ZFlGnfjl
  3. (obsolete) dragon Tags: masculine, obsolete Synonyms: draig
    Sense id: en-dragon-cy-noun-qcQ76UjF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: pendragon
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Download raw JSONL data for dragon meaning in Welsh (2.9kB)

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