"egwan" meaning in Welsh

See egwan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɛɡwan/ Forms: egwan [feminine, singular], egwan [plural], mor egwan [equative], mwy egwan [comparative], mwyaf egwan [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], egwan [error-unrecognized-form], hegwan [prothesis-h]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle Welsh egwan, formed from Middle Welsh e- (affirmative prefix) + gwan (“weak”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|cy|wlm|egwan|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle Welsh egwan, {{inh+|cy|wlm|egwan}} Inherited from Middle Welsh egwan Head templates: {{cy-adj|mwy}} egwan (feminine singular egwan, plural egwan, equative mor egwan, comparative mwy egwan, superlative mwyaf egwan) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. feeble, weak, infirm Synonyms: gwan, eiddil, llesg, dinerth, di-rym
    Sense id: en-egwan-cy-adj-5ywIKDdW Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 81 19 Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 79 21
  2. inconstant, fickle, frivolous Synonyms: anwadal, ysgafn
    Sense id: en-egwan-cy-adj-NcfzITQ4
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    },
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    },
    {
      "form": "mor egwan",
      "tags": [
        "equative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwy egwan",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwyaf egwan",
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      ]
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        {
          "word": "anwadal"
        },
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          "word": "ysgafn"
        }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛɡwan/"
    }
  ],
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mor egwan",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwy egwan",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwyaf egwan",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
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        "table-tags"
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          "word": "eiddil"
        },
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        },
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          "word": "dinerth"
        },
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          "word": "di-rym"
        }
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      ],
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          "inconstant",
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          "fickle",
          "fickle"
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          "frivolous"
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        {
          "word": "anwadal"
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      "ipa": "/ˈɛɡwan/"
    }
  ],
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}

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