"dwl" meaning in Welsh

See dwl in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /dʊl/ Forms: dol [feminine, singular], dylion [plural], dyled [equative], dylach [comparative], dylaf [superlative]
Rhymes: -ʊl Etymology: 15th century, borrowed from Middle English dulle. Etymology templates: {{bor|cy|enm|dulle}} Middle English dulle Head templates: {{cy-adj|ach|f=dol|pl=dylion|stem=dyl}} dwl (feminine singular dol, plural dylion, equative dyled, comparative dylach, superlative dylaf)
  1. dull, stupid
    Sense id: en-dwl-cy-adj-kJKrd09o
  2. zany, crazy
    Sense id: en-dwl-cy-adj-1tOvZz0Y Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 6 32 31 31
  3. infatuated, doting
    Sense id: en-dwl-cy-adj-lkx~KrHq Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 6 32 31 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dwli dwlni (english: silliness), dwlu (english: to dote), dylu (english: to dull)

Noun

IPA: /dʊl/ Forms: dylion [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], dwl [error-unrecognized-form], ddwl [soft], nwl [error-unrecognized-form]
Rhymes: -ʊl Etymology: 15th century, borrowed from Middle English dulle. Etymology templates: {{bor|cy|enm|dulle}} Middle English dulle Head templates: {{cy-noun|m|dylion}} dwl m (plural dylion) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. dullard, dull person Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-dwl-cy-noun-BiJAY4LN Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 6 32 31 31

Inflected forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "silliness",
      "translation": "silliness",
      "word": "dwli dwlni"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "to dote",
      "translation": "to dote",
      "word": "dwlu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "to dull",
      "translation": "to dull",
      "word": "dylu"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "dulle"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English dulle",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "15th century, borrowed from Middle English dulle.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dol",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dylion",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dyled",
      "tags": [
        "equative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dylach",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dylaf",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ach",
        "f": "dol",
        "pl": "dylion",
        "stem": "dyl"
      },
      "expansion": "dwl (feminine singular dol, plural dylion, equative dyled, comparative dylach, superlative dylaf)",
      "name": "cy-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              4,
              8
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              13,
              18
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Cricket is a silly game.",
          "text": "Gêm ddwl yw criced.",
          "translation": "Cricket is a silly game.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dull, stupid"
      ],
      "id": "en-dwl-cy-adj-kJKrd09o",
      "links": [
        [
          "dull",
          "dull"
        ],
        [
          "stupid",
          "stupid"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "6 32 31 31",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "zany, crazy"
      ],
      "id": "en-dwl-cy-adj-1tOvZz0Y",
      "links": [
        [
          "zany",
          "zany"
        ],
        [
          "crazy",
          "crazy"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "6 32 31 31",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "infatuated, doting"
      ],
      "id": "en-dwl-cy-adj-lkx~KrHq",
      "links": [
        [
          "infatuated",
          "infatuated"
        ],
        [
          "doting",
          "doting"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dʊl/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʊl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dwl"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "dulle"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English dulle",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "15th century, borrowed from Middle English dulle.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dylion",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dwl",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ddwl",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nwl",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "dylion"
      },
      "expansion": "dwl m (plural dylion)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "6 32 31 31",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dullard, dull person"
      ],
      "id": "en-dwl-cy-noun-BiJAY4LN",
      "links": [
        [
          "dullard",
          "dullard"
        ],
        [
          "dull",
          "dull"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dʊl/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʊl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dwl"
}
{
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    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Welsh/ʊl",
    "Rhymes:Welsh/ʊl/1 syllable",
    "Welsh adjectives",
    "Welsh adjectives with red links in their headword lines",
    "Welsh countable nouns",
    "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
    "Welsh lemmas",
    "Welsh masculine nouns",
    "Welsh nouns",
    "Welsh nouns with red links in their headword lines",
    "Welsh terms borrowed from Middle English",
    "Welsh terms derived from Middle English"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "silliness",
      "translation": "silliness",
      "word": "dwli dwlni"
    },
    {
      "english": "to dote",
      "translation": "to dote",
      "word": "dwlu"
    },
    {
      "english": "to dull",
      "translation": "to dull",
      "word": "dylu"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "dulle"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English dulle",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "15th century, borrowed from Middle English dulle.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dol",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dylion",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dyled",
      "tags": [
        "equative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dylach",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dylaf",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ach",
        "f": "dol",
        "pl": "dylion",
        "stem": "dyl"
      },
      "expansion": "dwl (feminine singular dol, plural dylion, equative dyled, comparative dylach, superlative dylaf)",
      "name": "cy-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Welsh terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              4,
              8
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              13,
              18
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Cricket is a silly game.",
          "text": "Gêm ddwl yw criced.",
          "translation": "Cricket is a silly game.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dull, stupid"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dull",
          "dull"
        ],
        [
          "stupid",
          "stupid"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "zany, crazy"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "zany",
          "zany"
        ],
        [
          "crazy",
          "crazy"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "infatuated, doting"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "infatuated",
          "infatuated"
        ],
        [
          "doting",
          "doting"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dʊl/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʊl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dwl"
}

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    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Welsh/ʊl",
    "Rhymes:Welsh/ʊl/1 syllable",
    "Welsh adjectives",
    "Welsh adjectives with red links in their headword lines",
    "Welsh countable nouns",
    "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
    "Welsh lemmas",
    "Welsh masculine nouns",
    "Welsh nouns",
    "Welsh nouns with red links in their headword lines",
    "Welsh terms borrowed from Middle English",
    "Welsh terms derived from Middle English"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "dulle"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English dulle",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "15th century, borrowed from Middle English dulle.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dylion",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dwl",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ddwl",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nwl",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "dylion"
      },
      "expansion": "dwl m (plural dylion)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "dullard, dull person"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dullard",
          "dullard"
        ],
        [
          "dull",
          "dull"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dʊl/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʊl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dwl"
}

Download raw JSONL data for dwl meaning in Welsh (3.4kB)

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

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