"erchwyn" meaning in Welsh

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɛrχwɨ̞n/ [North-Wales], /ˈɛrχwɪn/ [South-Wales] Forms: erchwynion [plural], erchwynnau [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], erchwyn [error-unrecognized-form], herchwyn [prothesis-h]
Etymology: From Middle Welsh erchwyn, from Proto-Celtic *ɸare- + the root of *skanndeti (“to spring”), from Proto-Indo-European *skend- (“to jump up, ascend”). Etymology templates: {{root|cy|ine-pro|*skend-}}, {{der|cy|wlm|erchwyn}} Middle Welsh erchwyn, {{inh|cy|cel-pro|*ɸare-}} Proto-Celtic *ɸare-, {{der|cy|ine-pro|*skend-||to jump up, ascend}} Proto-Indo-European *skend- (“to jump up, ascend”) Head templates: {{cy-noun|mf|erchwynion|pl2=erchwynnau}} erchwyn m or f (plural erchwynion or erchwynnau) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. bedside Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-erchwyn-cy-noun-TjxHZQsy
  2. edge, side, border Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-erchwyn-cy-noun-sHuiFbe1 Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: wrth erchwyn gwely (alt: y) (english: at a/the bedside (of))
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "alt": "y",
      "english": "at a/the bedside (of)",
      "translation": "at a/the bedside (of)",
      "word": "wrth erchwyn gwely"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*skend-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "erchwyn"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh erchwyn",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*ɸare-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *ɸare-",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*skend-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to jump up, ascend"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *skend- (“to jump up, ascend”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh erchwyn, from Proto-Celtic *ɸare- + the root of *skanndeti (“to spring”), from Proto-Indo-European *skend- (“to jump up, ascend”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "erchwynion",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "erchwynnau",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "erchwyn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "herchwyn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "prothesis-h"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mf",
        "2": "erchwynion",
        "pl2": "erchwynnau"
      },
      "expansion": "erchwyn m or f (plural erchwynion or erchwynnau)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bedside"
      ],
      "id": "en-erchwyn-cy-noun-TjxHZQsy",
      "links": [
        [
          "bedside",
          "bedside"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "11 89",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "edge, side, border"
      ],
      "id": "en-erchwyn-cy-noun-sHuiFbe1",
      "links": [
        [
          "edge",
          "edge"
        ],
        [
          "side",
          "side"
        ],
        [
          "border",
          "border"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛrχwɨ̞n/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛrχwɪn/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "erchwyn"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "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",
    "Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh",
    "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Welsh terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *skend-",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "alt": "y",
      "english": "at a/the bedside (of)",
      "translation": "at a/the bedside (of)",
      "word": "wrth erchwyn gwely"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*skend-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "erchwyn"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh erchwyn",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*ɸare-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *ɸare-",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*skend-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to jump up, ascend"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *skend- (“to jump up, ascend”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh erchwyn, from Proto-Celtic *ɸare- + the root of *skanndeti (“to spring”), from Proto-Indo-European *skend- (“to jump up, ascend”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "erchwynion",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "erchwynnau",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "erchwyn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "herchwyn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "prothesis-h"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mf",
        "2": "erchwynion",
        "pl2": "erchwynnau"
      },
      "expansion": "erchwyn m or f (plural erchwynion or erchwynnau)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bedside"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bedside",
          "bedside"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "edge, side, border"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "edge",
          "edge"
        ],
        [
          "side",
          "side"
        ],
        [
          "border",
          "border"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛrχwɨ̞n/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛrχwɪn/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "erchwyn"
}

Download raw JSONL data for erchwyn meaning in Welsh (2.4kB)

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

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

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