"gwair" meaning in Welsh

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Noun

IPA: /ɡwai̯r/ Forms: gweiriau [plural]
Rhymes: -ai̯r Etymology: From Middle Welsh gweir, from Proto-Brythonic *gweɣr, from Proto-Celtic *wegrom, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weg- (“increase, enlarge”) via a sense ‘outgrowth’. Cognate with Cornish gora and Old Irish fér (“grass”). Etymology templates: {{root|cy|ine-pro|*h₂weg-}}, {{inh|cy|wlm|gweir}} Middle Welsh gweir, {{inh|cy|cel-bry-pro|*gweɣr}} Proto-Brythonic *gweɣr, {{inh|cy|cel-pro|*wegrom}} Proto-Celtic *wegrom, {{inh|cy|ine-pro|*h₂weg-||increase, enlarge}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂weg- (“increase, enlarge”), {{cog|kw|gora}} Cornish gora, {{cog|sga|fér||grass}} Old Irish fér (“grass”) Head templates: {{cy-noun|m|gweiriau}} gwair m (plural gweiriau)
  1. hay Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Agriculture
    Sense id: en-gwair-cy-noun-TjDqJc2h Disambiguation of Agriculture: 36 36 27 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 36 28 Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 36 36 27
  2. grass Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Agriculture Synonyms: glaswellt, gwelltglas
    Sense id: en-gwair-cy-noun-9sxbCFth Disambiguation of Agriculture: 36 36 27 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 36 28 Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 36 36 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ceiliog y gwair (english: grasshopper), clefyd y gwair (english: hay fever), gwair merllyn (english: quillwort), gweirdir (english: meadowland), gweirglodd (english: meadow), gweiryn (english: blade of grass), neidr y gwair (english: grass snake), sboncyn y gwair (english: grasshopper), silwair (english: silage)
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ɡwai̯r/ Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], gwair [error-unrecognized-form], wair [soft], ngwair [error-unrecognized-form]
Rhymes: -ai̯r Head templates: {{cy-noun|m|-}} gwair m (uncountable) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. bend, curve, ring Tags: masculine, uncountable Categories (topical): Agriculture Derived forms: anniwair (english: unchaste), diwair (english: chaste), genwair (english: fishing rod), mynwair (english: torque, collar)
    Sense id: en-gwair-cy-noun-1nXTUJRU Disambiguation of Agriculture: 36 36 27 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 36 28 Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 36 36 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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    },
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    },
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      "english": "meadowland",
      "word": "gweirdir"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "meadow",
      "word": "gweirglodd"
    },
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      "english": "blade of grass",
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    },
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    },
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      "english": "grasshopper",
      "word": "sboncyn y gwair"
    },
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      "english": "silage",
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    }
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          "word": "genwair"
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Download raw JSONL data for gwair meaning in Welsh (4.0kB)

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