"ewin" meaning in Welsh

See ewin in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɛu̯.ɪn/ Forms: ewinedd [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], ewin [error-unrecognized-form], hewin [prothesis-h]
Rhymes: -ɛu̯ɪn Etymology: From Middle Welsh ewin, from Old Welsh eguin, from Proto-Brythonic *ėɣwin, from Proto-Celtic *angʷīnā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nogʰ- (“nail”). Compare Cornish ewin, Breton ivin, Irish ionga; also Latin unguis, English nail, Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux), Russian ноготь (nogotʹ). Etymology templates: {{inh|cy|wlm|ewin}} Middle Welsh ewin, {{inh|cy|owl|eguin}} Old Welsh eguin, {{inh|cy|cel-bry-pro|*ėɣwin}} Proto-Brythonic *ėɣwin, {{inh|cy|cel-pro|*angʷīnā}} Proto-Celtic *angʷīnā, {{inh|cy|ine-pro|*h₃nogʰ-||nail}} Proto-Indo-European *h₃nogʰ- (“nail”), {{cog|kw|ewin}} Cornish ewin, {{cog|br|ivin}} Breton ivin, {{cog|ga|ionga}} Irish ionga, {{cog|la|unguis}} Latin unguis, {{cog|en|nail}} English nail, {{cog|grc|ὄνυξ}} Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux), {{cog|ru|ноготь}} Russian ноготь (nogotʹ) Head templates: {{cy-noun|mf|ewinedd}} ewin m or f (plural ewinedd) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. nail (fingernail and toenail) Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-ewin-cy-noun-CQWVelYJ
  2. claw, talon Tags: feminine, masculine Synonyms: crafanc
    Sense id: en-ewin-cy-noun-mmOy388w Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header, Anatomy Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 6 31 15 12 19 19 Disambiguation of Anatomy: 16 34 11 6 16 16
  3. division of a cloven hoof Tags: feminine, masculine Synonyms: rhan o garn fforchog
    Sense id: en-ewin-cy-noun-6is3yzKd
  4. (figurative) clutches Tags: feminine, figuratively, masculine Synonyms: crafanc
    Sense id: en-ewin-cy-noun-DMLW7fDI
  5. (transferred sense) clove (of garlic etc.) Tags: feminine, masculine Synonyms: bwlb, mochyn, malwen
    Sense id: en-ewin-cy-noun-vgYX3EGj
  6. (transferred sense) clove (of garlic etc.)
    small piece, particle
    Tags: feminine, masculine Synonyms: bwlb, mochyn, malwen, mymryn, brotyn, gronyn
    Sense id: en-ewin-cy-noun-ieO7uCso
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ewinfedd (english: nail's breadth), ewinrhew (english: frostbite)

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "nail's breadth",
      "translation": "nail's breadth",
      "word": "ewinfedd"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "frostbite",
      "translation": "frostbite",
      "word": "ewinrhew"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "ewin"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh ewin",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "owl",
        "3": "eguin"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Welsh eguin",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*ėɣwin"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "3": "*angʷīnā"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *angʷīnā",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "3": "*h₃nogʰ-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "nail"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "ewin"
      },
      "expansion": "Cornish ewin",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "ivin"
      },
      "expansion": "Breton ivin",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "ionga"
      },
      "expansion": "Irish ionga",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "unguis"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin unguis",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "nail"
      },
      "expansion": "English nail",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ὄνυξ"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ru",
        "2": "ноготь"
      },
      "expansion": "Russian ноготь (nogotʹ)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ewinedd",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ewin",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hewin",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "prothesis-h"
      ]
    }
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    }
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    }
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  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        "nail (fingernail and toenail)"
      ],
      "id": "en-ewin-cy-noun-CQWVelYJ",
      "links": [
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          "nail",
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        ],
        [
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          "fingernail"
        ],
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          "toenail",
          "toenail"
        ]
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      ]
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          "name": "Anatomy",
          "orig": "cy:Anatomy",
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      "glosses": [
        "claw, talon"
      ],
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        [
          "claw",
          "claw"
        ],
        [
          "talon",
          "talon"
        ]
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "crafanc"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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        "division of a cloven hoof"
      ],
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          "cloven hoof"
        ]
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "rhan o garn fforchog"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
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      ],
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          "clutches"
        ]
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        "(figurative) clutches"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "crafanc"
        }
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      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "figuratively",
        "masculine"
      ]
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      ],
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          "clove"
        ]
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      "qualifier": "transferred sense",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transferred sense) clove (of garlic etc.)"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "bwlb"
        },
        {
          "word": "mochyn"
        },
        {
          "word": "malwen"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
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        "clove (of garlic etc.)",
        "small piece, particle"
      ],
      "id": "en-ewin-cy-noun-ieO7uCso",
      "links": [
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          "clove",
          "clove"
        ],
        [
          "small",
          "small"
        ],
        [
          "piece",
          "piece"
        ],
        [
          "particle",
          "particle"
        ]
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        "(transferred sense) clove (of garlic etc.)",
        "small piece, particle"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "bwlb"
        },
        {
          "word": "mochyn"
        },
        {
          "word": "malwen"
        },
        {
          "word": "mymryn"
        },
        {
          "word": "brotyn"
        },
        {
          "word": "gronyn"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛu̯.ɪn/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛu̯ɪn"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "ewyn stripped-by-parse_pron_post_template_fn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ewin"
}
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    "Welsh countable nouns",
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      "english": "nail's breadth",
      "translation": "nail's breadth",
      "word": "ewinfedd"
    },
    {
      "english": "frostbite",
      "translation": "frostbite",
      "word": "ewinrhew"
    }
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    },
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        "table-tags"
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      "source": "mutation",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ewin",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hewin",
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      ]
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        "small piece, particle"
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          "word": "mymryn"
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          "word": "brotyn"
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        {
          "word": "gronyn"
        }
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛu̯.ɪn/"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɛu̯ɪn"
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      "homophone": "ewyn stripped-by-parse_pron_post_template_fn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ewin"
}

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