"gem" meaning in Welsh

See gem in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: gemau [plural], gemen [diminutive], gemyn [diminutive]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle Welsh gemm, from Latin gemma. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|cy|wlm|gemm|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle Welsh gemm, {{inh+|cy|wlm|gemm}} Inherited from Middle Welsh gemm, {{uder|cy|la|gemma}} Latin gemma Head templates: {{cy-noun|mf|gemau|dim=gemen|dim2=gemyn}} gem m or f (plural gemau, diminutive gemen or gemyn)
  1. gem, jewel Tags: feminine, masculine Derived forms: gemog (english: bejewelled), gemoleg [gemology, geology, jewelry, lifestyle, geography, natural-sciences], rhuddem (english: ruby)
    Sense id: en-gem-cy-noun-qW18cHj9 Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header, Welsh undefined derivations, Gems Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of Gems: 79 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: gemau [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], gem [error-unrecognized-form], em [soft], ngem [error-unrecognized-form]
Etymology: . Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|cy|wlm|gemm|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle Welsh gemm, {{inh+|cy|wlm|gemm}} Inherited from Middle Welsh gemm Head templates: {{cy-noun|f|gemau}} gem f (plural gemau) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. scale Tags: feminine Synonyms: cen Derived forms: gemog (english: scaly)
    Sense id: en-gem-cy-noun-9GmAKjFE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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Download raw JSONL data for gem meaning in Welsh (3.3kB)

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