"gwirfwy" meaning in Welsh

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡwɪrvʊɨ̯/ [North-Wales], /ˈɡwɪrvʊi̯/ [South-Wales] Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], gwirfwy [error-unrecognized-form], wirfwy [soft], ngwirfwy [error-unrecognized-form]
Rhymes: -ɪrvʊɨ̯ Etymology: From gwirf (“alcohol”) + -wy. Etymology templates: {{af|cy|gwirf|-wy|t1=alcohol}} gwirf (“alcohol”) + -wy Head templates: {{cy-noun|m|-}} gwirfwy m (uncountable) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. (uncountable, organic chemistry, obsolete) ether Tags: masculine, obsolete, uncountable Synonyms: ether
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        "2": "gwirf",
        "3": "-wy",
        "t1": "alcohol"
      },
      "expansion": "gwirf (“alcohol”) + -wy",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From gwirf (“alcohol”) + -wy.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
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    {
      "form": "wirfwy",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
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    {
      "form": "ngwirfwy",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
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  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Welsh terms suffixed with -wy",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "cy",
          "name": "Obsolete chemical terminology",
          "orig": "cy:Obsolete chemical terminology",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "langcode": "cy",
          "name": "Organic compounds",
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        [
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        ]
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      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ether"
        }
      ],
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        "masculine",
        "obsolete",
        "uncountable"
      ],
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        "chemistry",
        "natural-sciences",
        "organic-chemistry",
        "physical-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡwɪrvʊɨ̯/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡwɪrvʊi̯/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪrvʊɨ̯"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gwirfwy"
}
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      },
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      "name": "af"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From gwirf (“alcohol”) + -wy.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gwirfwy",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wirfwy",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ngwirfwy",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "gwirfwy m (uncountable)",
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    }
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    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Welsh lemmas",
        "Welsh masculine nouns",
        "Welsh nouns",
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        "Welsh terms with obsolete senses",
        "Welsh uncountable nouns",
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        "cy:Organic compounds"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ether"
      ],
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          "organic chemistry",
          "organic chemistry"
        ],
        [
          "ether",
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        ]
      ],
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "ether"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "obsolete",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "chemistry",
        "natural-sciences",
        "organic-chemistry",
        "physical-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡwɪrvʊɨ̯/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡwɪrvʊi̯/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪrvʊɨ̯"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gwirfwy"
}

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