"dwfn" meaning in Welsh

See dwfn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /dʊvn/ [North-Wales], [ˈdʊvn̩] [North-Wales], /dʊvn/ [South-Wales, colloquial, standard], [ˈdʊvn̩] [South-Wales, colloquial, standard], /ˈduːvʊn/ [South-Wales, colloquial], /ˈdʊvʊn/ [South-Wales, colloquial]
Etymology: From Middle Welsh dwvyn, from Proto-Brythonic *duβn, from Proto-Celtic *dubnos, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰubʰnós. Etymology templates: {{root|cy|ine-pro|*dʰewbʰ-}}, {{inh|cy|wlm|dwvyn}} Middle Welsh dwvyn, {{inh|cy|cel-bry-pro|*duβn}} Proto-Brythonic *duβn, {{inh|cy|cel-pro|*dubnos}} Proto-Celtic *dubnos, {{inh|cy|ine-pro|*dʰubʰnós}} Proto-Indo-European *dʰubʰnós Head templates: {{cy-adj|ach|f=dofn|pl=dyfnion|stem=dyfn}} dwfn (feminine singular dofn, plural dyfnion, equative dyfned, comparative dyfnach, superlative dyfnaf) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}} Forms: dofn [feminine, singular], dyfnion [plural], dyfned [equative], dyfnach [comparative], dyfnaf [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], dwfn [error-unrecognized-form], ddwfn [soft], nwfn [error-unrecognized-form], dyfn [alternative]
  1. deep, profound Derived forms: dyfnant (english: ravine), Dyfnaint [Devon], dyfnder (english: depth), dyfnhad (english: deepening), dyfnhau (english: to deepen)
    Sense id: en-dwfn-cy-adj-d57Yns5C Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*dʰewbʰ-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "dwvyn"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh dwvyn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*duβn"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *duβn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*dubnos"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *dubnos",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*dʰubʰnós"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *dʰubʰnós",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh dwvyn, from Proto-Brythonic *duβn, from Proto-Celtic *dubnos, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰubʰnós.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dofn",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dyfnion",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dyfned",
      "tags": [
        "equative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dyfnach",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dyfnaf",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dwfn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ddwfn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nwfn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dyfn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ach",
        "f": "dofn",
        "pl": "dyfnion",
        "stem": "dyfn"
      },
      "expansion": "dwfn (feminine singular dofn, plural dyfnion, equative dyfned, comparative dyfnach, superlative dyfnaf)",
      "name": "cy-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "ravine",
          "word": "dyfnant"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Devon"
          ],
          "word": "Dyfnaint"
        },
        {
          "english": "depth",
          "word": "dyfnder"
        },
        {
          "english": "deepening",
          "word": "dyfnhad"
        },
        {
          "english": "to deepen",
          "word": "dyfnhau"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Danger: Deep water",
          "text": "Perygl: Dŵr dwfn",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "deep, profound"
      ],
      "id": "en-dwfn-cy-adj-d57Yns5C",
      "links": [
        [
          "deep",
          "deep"
        ],
        [
          "profound",
          "profound"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dʊvn/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈdʊvn̩]",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dʊvn/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "colloquial",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈdʊvn̩]",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "colloquial",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈduːvʊn/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdʊvʊn/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "dwfn"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "ravine",
      "word": "dyfnant"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Devon"
      ],
      "word": "Dyfnaint"
    },
    {
      "english": "depth",
      "word": "dyfnder"
    },
    {
      "english": "deepening",
      "word": "dyfnhad"
    },
    {
      "english": "to deepen",
      "word": "dyfnhau"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*dʰewbʰ-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "dwvyn"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh dwvyn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*duβn"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *duβn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*dubnos"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *dubnos",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*dʰubʰnós"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *dʰubʰnós",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh dwvyn, from Proto-Brythonic *duβn, from Proto-Celtic *dubnos, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰubʰnós.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dofn",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dyfnion",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dyfned",
      "tags": [
        "equative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dyfnach",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dyfnaf",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dwfn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ddwfn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nwfn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dyfn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ach",
        "f": "dofn",
        "pl": "dyfnion",
        "stem": "dyfn"
      },
      "expansion": "dwfn (feminine singular dofn, plural dyfnion, equative dyfned, comparative dyfnach, superlative dyfnaf)",
      "name": "cy-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "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",
        "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 Middle Welsh",
        "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic",
        "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
        "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Welsh terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Danger: Deep water",
          "text": "Perygl: Dŵr dwfn",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "deep, profound"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "deep",
          "deep"
        ],
        [
          "profound",
          "profound"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dʊvn/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈdʊvn̩]",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dʊvn/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "colloquial",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈdʊvn̩]",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "colloquial",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈduːvʊn/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdʊvʊn/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "dwfn"
}

Download raw JSONL data for dwfn meaning in Welsh (3.1kB)

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  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: dwfn/Welsh 'radical' base_tags=set()",
  "path": [
    "dwfn"
  ],
  "section": "Welsh",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "dwfn",
  "trace": ""
}

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

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

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