"du" meaning in Welsh

See du in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /dɨː/ [North-Wales], /diː/ [South-Wales]
Rhymes: -ɨː Etymology: From Proto-Brythonic *duβ, from Proto-Celtic *dubus, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-. Etymology templates: {{root|cy|ine-pro|*dʰewbʰ-}}, {{inh|cy|cel-bry-pro|*duβ}} Proto-Brythonic *duβ, {{inh|cy|cel-pro|*dubus}} Proto-Celtic *dubus, {{der|cy|ine-pro|*dʰewbʰ-}} Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- Head templates: {{cy-adj|ach|pl=duon}} du (feminine singular du, plural duon, equative dued, comparative duach, superlative duaf) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}} Forms: du [feminine, singular], duon [plural], dued [equative], duach [comparative], duaf [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], du [mutation, mutation-radical], ddu [mutation, mutation-soft], nu [mutation, mutation-nasal]
  1. black Derived forms: du a gwyn (english: black and white; piebald), twll du (english: black hole), tyngu'r du yn wyn (english: to swear black is white)
    Sense id: en-du-cy-adj-wAbH46sU Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header Related terms: düwch, gwyn, llwyd, coch, rhudd, oren, melyngoch, brown, melyn, melynwyn, melynwyrdd, gwyrdd, gwyrddlas, glaswyrdd, asur, gwynlas, glas, fioled, rhuddlas, indigo, majenta, porffor, pinc, rhuddwyn

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for du meaning in Welsh (2.7kB)

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    },
    {
      "form": "duon",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dued",
      "tags": [
        "equative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "duach",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "duaf",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
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      "source": "mutation",
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        "mutation-radical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ddu",
      "source": "mutation",
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        "mutation",
        "mutation-soft"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "nu",
      "source": "mutation",
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        "mutation-nasal"
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        {
          "english": "black and white; piebald",
          "word": "du a gwyn"
        },
        {
          "english": "black hole",
          "word": "twll du"
        },
        {
          "english": "to swear black is white",
          "word": "tyngu'r du yn wyn"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "He has a black mustache",
          "text": "Mae ganddo fo fwstash du.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "black"
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "black",
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          "word": "düwch"
        },
        {
          "word": "gwyn"
        },
        {
          "word": "llwyd"
        },
        {
          "word": "coch"
        },
        {
          "word": "rhudd"
        },
        {
          "word": "oren"
        },
        {
          "word": "melyngoch"
        },
        {
          "word": "brown"
        },
        {
          "word": "melyn"
        },
        {
          "word": "melynwyn"
        },
        {
          "word": "melynwyrdd"
        },
        {
          "word": "gwyrdd"
        },
        {
          "word": "gwyrddlas"
        },
        {
          "word": "glaswyrdd"
        },
        {
          "word": "asur"
        },
        {
          "word": "gwynlas"
        },
        {
          "word": "glas"
        },
        {
          "word": "fioled"
        },
        {
          "word": "rhuddlas"
        },
        {
          "word": "indigo"
        },
        {
          "word": "majenta"
        },
        {
          "word": "porffor"
        },
        {
          "word": "pinc"
        },
        {
          "word": "rhuddwyn"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/dɨː/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/diː/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "dŷ"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "(South Wales) di"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɨː"
    }
  ],
  "word": "du"
}
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    {
      "english": "black and white; piebald",
      "word": "du a gwyn"
    },
    {
      "english": "black hole",
      "word": "twll du"
    },
    {
      "english": "to swear black is white",
      "word": "tyngu'r du yn wyn"
    }
  ],
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "duon",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dued",
      "tags": [
        "equative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "duach",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "duaf",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-radical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ddu",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nu",
      "source": "mutation",
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        "mutation",
        "mutation-nasal"
      ]
    }
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      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "adj",
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    {
      "word": "düwch"
    },
    {
      "word": "gwyn"
    },
    {
      "word": "llwyd"
    },
    {
      "word": "coch"
    },
    {
      "word": "rhudd"
    },
    {
      "word": "oren"
    },
    {
      "word": "melyngoch"
    },
    {
      "word": "brown"
    },
    {
      "word": "melyn"
    },
    {
      "word": "melynwyn"
    },
    {
      "word": "melynwyrdd"
    },
    {
      "word": "gwyrdd"
    },
    {
      "word": "gwyrddlas"
    },
    {
      "word": "glaswyrdd"
    },
    {
      "word": "asur"
    },
    {
      "word": "gwynlas"
    },
    {
      "word": "glas"
    },
    {
      "word": "fioled"
    },
    {
      "word": "rhuddlas"
    },
    {
      "word": "indigo"
    },
    {
      "word": "majenta"
    },
    {
      "word": "porffor"
    },
    {
      "word": "pinc"
    },
    {
      "word": "rhuddwyn"
    }
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        "Rhymes:Welsh/ɨː/1 syllable",
        "Welsh adjectives",
        "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
        "Welsh lemmas",
        "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic",
        "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
        "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Welsh terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dʰewbʰ-",
        "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic",
        "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
        "Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Welsh terms with homophones",
        "Welsh terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "He has a black mustache",
          "text": "Mae ganddo fo fwstash du.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "black"
      ],
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        [
          "black",
          "black"
        ]
      ]
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        "North-Wales"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/diː/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
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      "homophone": "dŷ"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "(South Wales) di"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɨː"
    }
  ],
  "word": "du"
}
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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1089",
  "msg": "suspicious unhandled suffix in Welsh: 'twll du', originally 'twll du'",
  "path": [
    "du"
  ],
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  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "du",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "inflection/2512",
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  "path": [
    "du"
  ],
  "section": "Welsh",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "du",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "inflection/2447",
  "msg": "rejected heuristic header: table cell identified as header and given candidate status, BUT Welsh is not in LANGUAGES_WITH_CELLS_AS_HEADERS; cleaned text: nu",
  "path": [
    "du"
  ],
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  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "du",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "inflection/2512",
  "msg": "rejected heuristic header: table cell identified as header based on style, BUT Welsh is not in LANGUAGES_WITH_CELLS_AS_HEADERS; cleaned text: nu, style: padding-bottom:4px;////NodeKind.TABLE_CELL",
  "path": [
    "du"
  ],
  "section": "Welsh",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "du",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Welsh",
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}

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