"erlyn" meaning in Welsh

See erlyn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈɛrlɨ̞n/ [North-Wales], /ˈɛrlɪn/ [South-Wales] Forms: erlynaf [first-person, present, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], erlyn [error-unrecognized-form], herlyn [prothesis-h]
Etymology: Formerly, erlyn- was the stem of erlid (“to pursue; to persecute”). By surface analysis, er- + glyn(u). Etymology templates: {{affix|cy|er-|glyn|alt2=glyn(u)}} er- + glyn(u) Head templates: {{cy-verb|erlyn}} erlyn (first-person singular present erlynaf) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. (transitive) to prosecute Tags: transitive Derived forms: erlynydd (english: prosecutor)
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    {
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      "source": "mutation",
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      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "prothesis-h"
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    }
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  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
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        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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          "english": "prosecutor",
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        "(transitive) to prosecute"
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛrlɪn/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "english": "prosecutor",
      "translation": "prosecutor",
      "word": "erlynydd"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "erlynaf",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "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": "herlyn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "prothesis-h"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "erlyn"
      },
      "expansion": "erlyn (first-person singular present erlynaf)",
      "name": "cy-verb"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "Welsh transitive verbs",
        "Welsh verbs",
        "Welsh verbs with red links in their headword lines"
      ],
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        "to prosecute"
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        [
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        ]
      ],
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        "(transitive) to prosecute"
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈɛrlɪn/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "erlyn"
}

Download raw JSONL data for erlyn meaning in Welsh (1.5kB)

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  "path": [
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  "title": "erlyn",
  "trace": ""
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  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: erlyn/Welsh 'nasal' base_tags={'error-unrecognized-form', 'soft'}",
  "path": [
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  "subsection": "verb",
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