"ellyll" meaning in Welsh

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɛɬɨ̞ɬ/ [North-Wales], /ˈɛɬɪɬ/ [South-Wales] Forms: ellyllon [plural], ellylles [feminine], no-table-tags [table-tags], ellyll [error-unrecognized-form], hellyll [prothesis-h]
Etymology: Possibly all (“other”) + -yll or all (“other”) + hyll (“ugly”), or may be related to the Irish name Ailill. Etymology templates: {{affix|cy|all|-yll|gloss1=other}} all (“other”) + -yll, {{compound|cy|all|hyll|gloss1=other|gloss2=ugly}} all (“other”) + hyll (“ugly”) Head templates: {{cy-noun|m|ellyllon|f=ellylles}} ellyll m (plural ellyllon, feminine ellylles) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. goblin, elf, sprite Tags: masculine Synonyms: bwbach, bwci, bwgan, coblyn
    Sense id: en-ellyll-cy-noun-oXKB2AzB Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header, Welsh terms suffixed with -yll Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 59 34 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 64 33 3 Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 67 31 2 Disambiguation of Welsh terms suffixed with -yll: 74 21 5
  2. apparition, phantom, ghost, spectre, bogey Tags: masculine Synonyms: drychiolaeth, ysbryd, aneilun
    Sense id: en-ellyll-cy-noun-O9RIbjCr
  3. evil spirit, demon, devil Tags: masculine Synonyms: anysbryd, cythraul, diafol
    Sense id: en-ellyll-cy-noun-tXwwi3EG
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "all",
        "3": "-yll",
        "gloss1": "other"
      },
      "expansion": "all (“other”) + -yll",
      "name": "affix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "all",
        "3": "hyll",
        "gloss1": "other",
        "gloss2": "ugly"
      },
      "expansion": "all (“other”) + hyll (“ugly”)",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Possibly all (“other”) + -yll or all (“other”) + hyll (“ugly”), or may be related to the Irish name Ailill.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ellyllon",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ellylles",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ellyll",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hellyll",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "prothesis-h"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "ellyllon",
        "f": "ellylles"
      },
      "expansion": "ellyll m (plural ellyllon, feminine ellylles)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "59 34 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "64 33 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "67 31 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "74 21 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh terms suffixed with -yll",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "goblin, elf, sprite"
      ],
      "id": "en-ellyll-cy-noun-oXKB2AzB",
      "links": [
        [
          "goblin",
          "goblin"
        ],
        [
          "elf",
          "elf"
        ],
        [
          "sprite",
          "sprite"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bwbach"
        },
        {
          "word": "bwci"
        },
        {
          "word": "bwgan"
        },
        {
          "word": "coblyn"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "apparition, phantom, ghost, spectre, bogey"
      ],
      "id": "en-ellyll-cy-noun-O9RIbjCr",
      "links": [
        [
          "apparition",
          "apparition"
        ],
        [
          "phantom",
          "phantom"
        ],
        [
          "ghost",
          "ghost"
        ],
        [
          "spectre",
          "spectre"
        ],
        [
          "bogey",
          "bogey"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "drychiolaeth"
        },
        {
          "word": "ysbryd"
        },
        {
          "word": "aneilun"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "evil spirit, demon, devil"
      ],
      "id": "en-ellyll-cy-noun-tXwwi3EG",
      "links": [
        [
          "evil",
          "evil"
        ],
        [
          "spirit",
          "spirit"
        ],
        [
          "demon",
          "demon"
        ],
        [
          "devil",
          "devil"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "anysbryd"
        },
        {
          "word": "cythraul"
        },
        {
          "word": "diafol"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛɬɨ̞ɬ/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛɬɪɬ/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ellyll"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Welsh compound terms",
    "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 suffixed with -yll"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "all",
        "3": "-yll",
        "gloss1": "other"
      },
      "expansion": "all (“other”) + -yll",
      "name": "affix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "all",
        "3": "hyll",
        "gloss1": "other",
        "gloss2": "ugly"
      },
      "expansion": "all (“other”) + hyll (“ugly”)",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Possibly all (“other”) + -yll or all (“other”) + hyll (“ugly”), or may be related to the Irish name Ailill.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ellyllon",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ellylles",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ellyll",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hellyll",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "prothesis-h"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "ellyllon",
        "f": "ellylles"
      },
      "expansion": "ellyll m (plural ellyllon, feminine ellylles)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "goblin, elf, sprite"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "goblin",
          "goblin"
        ],
        [
          "elf",
          "elf"
        ],
        [
          "sprite",
          "sprite"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bwbach"
        },
        {
          "word": "bwci"
        },
        {
          "word": "bwgan"
        },
        {
          "word": "coblyn"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "apparition, phantom, ghost, spectre, bogey"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "apparition",
          "apparition"
        ],
        [
          "phantom",
          "phantom"
        ],
        [
          "ghost",
          "ghost"
        ],
        [
          "spectre",
          "spectre"
        ],
        [
          "bogey",
          "bogey"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "drychiolaeth"
        },
        {
          "word": "ysbryd"
        },
        {
          "word": "aneilun"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "evil spirit, demon, devil"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "evil",
          "evil"
        ],
        [
          "spirit",
          "spirit"
        ],
        [
          "demon",
          "demon"
        ],
        [
          "devil",
          "devil"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "anysbryd"
        },
        {
          "word": "cythraul"
        },
        {
          "word": "diafol"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛɬɨ̞ɬ/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛɬɪɬ/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ellyll"
}

Download raw JSONL data for ellyll meaning in Welsh (2.3kB)

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