"gwan" meaning in Welsh

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Adjective

IPA: /ɡwan/
Etymology: From Middle Welsh guan, gvan, gwann, gwan, from Proto-Celtic *wannos. Cognate with Breton gwan, Old Cornish guan, and Old Irish fann (Irish fann). Etymology templates: {{inh|cy|wlm|guan, gvan, gwann, gwan}} Middle Welsh guan, gvan, gwann, gwan, {{inh|cy|cel-pro|*wannos}} Proto-Celtic *wannos, {{cog|br|gwan}} Breton gwan, {{cog|oco|guan}} Old Cornish guan, {{cog|sga|fann}} Old Irish fann, {{cog|ga|fann}} Irish fann Head templates: {{cy-adj|ach|pl=gweinion|stem=gwann}} gwan (feminine singular gwan, plural gweinion, equative gwanned, comparative gwannach, superlative gwannaf) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}} Forms: gwan [feminine, singular], gweinion [plural], gwanned [equative], gwannach [comparative], gwannaf [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], gwan [mutation, mutation-radical], wan [mutation, mutation-soft], ngwan [mutation, mutation-nasal]
  1. weak Synonyms: gwann [obsolete], gwàn (Dyfed) [colloquial] Derived forms: gwanhau (english: to weaken; to attenuate; to dilute), gwanychu (english: to weaken; to attenuate; to dilute), gwendid (english: weakness)
    Sense id: en-gwan-cy-adj-SBukAZyd Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header

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        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "guan, gvan, gwann, gwan"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh guan, gvan, gwann, gwan",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Breton gwan",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "oco",
        "2": "guan"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Cornish guan",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "fann"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish fann",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "fann"
      },
      "expansion": "Irish fann",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh guan, gvan, gwann, gwan, from Proto-Celtic *wannos. Cognate with Breton gwan, Old Cornish guan, and Old Irish fann (Irish fann).",
  "forms": [
    {
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        "feminine",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "gweinion",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gwanned",
      "tags": [
        "equative"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gwannaf",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "source": "mutation",
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        "mutation-radical"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "mutation",
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      "form": "ngwan",
      "source": "mutation",
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        "mutation",
        "mutation-nasal"
      ]
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          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
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        {
          "english": "to weaken; to attenuate; to dilute",
          "word": "gwanhau"
        },
        {
          "english": "to weaken; to attenuate; to dilute",
          "word": "gwanychu"
        },
        {
          "english": "weakness",
          "word": "gwendid"
        }
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          "tags": [
            "obsolete"
          ],
          "word": "gwann"
        },
        {
          "roman": "Dyfed",
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            "colloquial"
          ],
          "word": "gwàn"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡwan/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gwan"
}
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    {
      "english": "to weaken; to attenuate; to dilute",
      "word": "gwanhau"
    },
    {
      "english": "to weaken; to attenuate; to dilute",
      "word": "gwanychu"
    },
    {
      "english": "weakness",
      "word": "gwendid"
    }
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      },
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    },
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "oco",
        "2": "guan"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Cornish guan",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "1": "sga",
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      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish fann",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "1": "ga",
        "2": "fann"
      },
      "expansion": "Irish fann",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gwanned",
      "tags": [
        "equative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gwannach",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gwannaf",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "mutation",
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      "source": "mutation",
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        "mutation",
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    },
    {
      "form": "wan",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ngwan",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-nasal"
      ]
    }
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        "stem": "gwann"
      },
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    }
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    }
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  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
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        "Welsh adjectives",
        "Welsh adjectives with red links in their headword lines",
        "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
        "Welsh lemmas",
        "Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh",
        "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
        "Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh",
        "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
        "Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "weak"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "weak",
          "weak"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɡwan/"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "gwann"
    },
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      "roman": "Dyfed",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "gwàn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gwan"
}

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