"eirian" meaning in Welsh

See eirian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈei̯rjan/ Forms: eirian [feminine, singular], eirian [plural], mor eirian [equative], mwy eirian [comparative], mwyaf eirian [superlative]
Etymology: . Head templates: {{cy-adj|mwy}} eirian (feminine singular eirian, plural eirian, equative mor eirian, comparative mwy eirian, superlative mwyaf eirian)
  1. beautiful, radiant Synonyms: hardd, teg, disglair Derived forms: caineirian (english: twayblade), tegeirian (english: orchid), llygad eirian (english: cranberry; blueberry)
    Sense id: en-eirian-cy-adj-Nf8DQ7Pn Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 21 42 1 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

Head templates: {{cy-adj|mwy}} eirian (feminine singular eirian, plural eirian, equative mor eirian, comparative mwy eirian, superlative mwyaf eirian) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut|geirian}} Forms: eirian [feminine, singular], eirian [plural], mor eirian [equative], mwy eirian [comparative], mwyaf eirian [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], geirian [error-unrecognized-form], eirian [soft], ngeirian [error-unrecognized-form]
  1. soft mutation of geirian (“to prattle”) Tags: form-of, mutation-soft Form of: geirian (extra: to prattle)
    Sense id: en-eirian-cy-adj-X2UnM4Ov Categories (other): Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 21 42 1 0 Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 36 54 9 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈei̯rjan/ Forms: erianen [diminutive], no-table-tags [table-tags], eirian [error-unrecognized-form], heirian [prothesis-h]
Etymology: . Head templates: {{cy-noun|mf|dim=erianen}} eirian m or f (diminutive erianen) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. (obsolete) radiant thing Tags: feminine, masculine, obsolete
    Sense id: en-eirian-cy-noun-Au-O9sdl
  2. (obsolete) fair lady Tags: feminine, masculine, obsolete
    Sense id: en-eirian-cy-noun-lOd9NC2y
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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  "etymology_text": ".",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "eirian",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eirian",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mor eirian",
      "tags": [
        "equative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwy eirian",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwyaf eirian",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      },
      "expansion": "eirian (feminine singular eirian, plural eirian, equative mor eirian, comparative mwy eirian, superlative mwyaf eirian)",
      "name": "cy-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "36 21 42 1 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "twayblade",
          "translation": "twayblade",
          "word": "caineirian"
        },
        {
          "english": "orchid",
          "translation": "orchid",
          "word": "tegeirian"
        },
        {
          "english": "cranberry; blueberry",
          "translation": "cranberry; blueberry",
          "word": "llygad eirian"
        }
      ],
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        "beautiful, radiant"
      ],
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      "links": [
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        ],
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          "radiant",
          "radiant"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "hardd"
        },
        {
          "word": "teg"
        },
        {
          "word": "disglair"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈei̯rjan/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "eirian"
}

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  "etymology_text": ".",
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      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      ]
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      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "heirian",
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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    }
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        "(obsolete) radiant thing"
      ],
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        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
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        ]
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        "(obsolete) fair lady"
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      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈei̯rjan/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "eirian"
}

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      "form": "eirian",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eirian",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mor eirian",
      "tags": [
        "equative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwy eirian",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwyaf eirian",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "geirian",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eirian",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ngeirian",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "eirian (feminine singular eirian, plural eirian, equative mor eirian, comparative mwy eirian, superlative mwyaf eirian)",
      "name": "cy-adj"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "geirian"
      },
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "adj",
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        {
          "_dis": "36 21 42 1 0",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "36 54 9 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        }
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        {
          "extra": "to prattle",
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      "id": "en-eirian-cy-adj-X2UnM4Ov",
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        [
          "geirian",
          "geirian#Welsh"
        ]
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      "tags": [
        "form-of",
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      ]
    }
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  "word": "eirian"
}
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Welsh adjectives",
    "Welsh countable nouns",
    "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
    "Welsh feminine nouns",
    "Welsh lemmas",
    "Welsh masculine nouns",
    "Welsh nouns",
    "Welsh nouns with multiple genders",
    "Welsh nouns with red links in their headword lines"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "twayblade",
      "translation": "twayblade",
      "word": "caineirian"
    },
    {
      "english": "orchid",
      "translation": "orchid",
      "word": "tegeirian"
    },
    {
      "english": "cranberry; blueberry",
      "translation": "cranberry; blueberry",
      "word": "llygad eirian"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_text": ".",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "eirian",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eirian",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mor eirian",
      "tags": [
        "equative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwy eirian",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwyaf eirian",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "mwy"
      },
      "expansion": "eirian (feminine singular eirian, plural eirian, equative mor eirian, comparative mwy eirian, superlative mwyaf eirian)",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "beautiful, radiant"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "beautiful",
          "beautiful"
        ],
        [
          "radiant",
          "radiant"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "hardd"
        },
        {
          "word": "teg"
        },
        {
          "word": "disglair"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈei̯rjan/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "eirian"
}

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    "Welsh lemmas",
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    "Welsh nouns",
    "Welsh nouns with multiple genders",
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      "form": "erianen",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eirian",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "heirian",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "prothesis-h"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
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        "radiant thing"
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        "(obsolete) radiant thing"
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      "categories": [
        "Welsh terms with obsolete senses"
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      "glosses": [
        "fair lady"
      ],
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          "fair"
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        "(obsolete) fair lady"
      ],
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        "feminine",
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈei̯rjan/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "eirian"
}

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    },
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mor eirian",
      "tags": [
        "equative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwy eirian",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwyaf eirian",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "source": "mutation",
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      ]
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      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eirian",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ngeirian",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
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    }
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      ],
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      ],
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      ]
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  ],
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}

Download raw JSONL data for eirian meaning in Welsh (4.1kB)

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