"gwyllt" meaning in Welsh

See gwyllt in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɡwɨːɬd/ [North-Wales], [ɡwɨːɬt] [North-Wales], /ɡwɪɬd/ [South-Wales], [ɡwɪɬt] [South-Wales]
Rhymes: -ɨːɬd Etymology: From Middle Welsh gwyllt, from Proto-Brythonic *gwɨlt (“wild”) (Old Cornish guill, Cornish gwyls (“wild”), Old Breton gueldenes (“untamed island”)), from Proto-Celtic *gʷeltis (“wild”) (Irish geilt (“lunatic”)), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰel-t-. May be cognate with English wild if Proto-Germanic *wilþijaz is also from *gʷʰel-t- and not, as sometimes proposed, from a *wel- (“hair, wool”). Etymology templates: {{inh|cy|wlm|gwyllt}} Middle Welsh gwyllt, {{inh|cy|cel-bry-pro|*gwɨlt|t=wild}} Proto-Brythonic *gwɨlt (“wild”), {{cog|oco|guill}} Old Cornish guill, {{cog|kw|gwyls|t=wild}} Cornish gwyls (“wild”), {{cog|obt|gueldenes|t=untamed island}} Old Breton gueldenes (“untamed island”), {{inh|cy|cel-pro|*gʷeltis|t=wild}} Proto-Celtic *gʷeltis (“wild”), {{cog|ga|geilt|t=lunatic}} Irish geilt (“lunatic”), {{der|cy|ine-pro|*gʷʰel-t-}} Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰel-t-, {{cog|en|wild}} English wild, {{cog|gem-pro|*wilþijaz}} Proto-Germanic *wilþijaz Head templates: {{cy-adj|ach|pl=gwylltion}} gwyllt (feminine singular gwyllt, plural gwylltion, equative gwyllted, comparative gwylltach, superlative gwylltaf) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}} Forms: gwyllt [feminine, singular], gwylltion [plural], gwyllted [equative], gwylltach [comparative], gwylltaf [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], gwyllt [error-unrecognized-form], wyllt [soft], ngwyllt [error-unrecognized-form], gwyll [alternative]
  1. wild, untamed
    Sense id: en-gwyllt-cy-adj-8o9v3Avu
  2. unruly
    Sense id: en-gwyllt-cy-adj-0DWK-dfX
  3. furious, raging
    Sense id: en-gwyllt-cy-adj-zEJiaFvg Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 5 5 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cath wyllt (english: wildcat), gwylltineb (english: wildness; rage, fury), gwylltio (english: to rage, to become angry), tân gwyllt (english: wild fire; firework), pabi gwyllt (english: wild poppy, red poppy), ysgall gwyllt (english: spear thistles)
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      "english": "wildcat",
      "word": "cath wyllt"
    },
    {
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      "english": "wildness; rage, fury",
      "word": "gwylltineb"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "to rage, to become angry",
      "word": "gwylltio"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "wild fire; firework",
      "word": "tân gwyllt"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "wild poppy, red poppy",
      "word": "pabi gwyllt"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "spear thistles",
      "word": "ysgall gwyllt"
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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    },
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      },
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    },
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      },
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    },
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      },
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      },
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        "singular"
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    },
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "equative"
      ]
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      "form": "gwylltach",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gwylltaf",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gwyllt",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wyllt",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ngwyllt",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gwyll",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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        "pl": "gwylltion"
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    }
  ],
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  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "word": "dof"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "wild, untamed"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "wild",
          "wild"
        ],
        [
          "untamed",
          "untamed"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        "unruly"
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "unruly"
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          "_dis": "0 0 100",
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      "links": [
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          "furious"
        ],
        [
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          "raging"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/ɡwɨːɬd/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɡwɨːɬt]",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡwɪɬd/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɡwɪɬt]",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɨːɬd"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gwyllt"
}
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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-Brythonic",
    "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "wildcat",
      "word": "cath wyllt"
    },
    {
      "english": "wildness; rage, fury",
      "word": "gwylltineb"
    },
    {
      "english": "to rage, to become angry",
      "word": "gwylltio"
    },
    {
      "english": "wild fire; firework",
      "word": "tân gwyllt"
    },
    {
      "english": "wild poppy, red poppy",
      "word": "pabi gwyllt"
    },
    {
      "english": "spear thistles",
      "word": "ysgall gwyllt"
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "Irish geilt (“lunatic”)",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*gʷʰel-t-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰel-t-",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "wild"
      },
      "expansion": "English wild",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem-pro",
        "2": "*wilþijaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *wilþijaz",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gwyllt",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gwylltion",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "gwyllted",
      "tags": [
        "equative"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "gwylltach",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gwylltaf",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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      ]
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      "form": "gwyllt",
      "source": "mutation",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ngwyllt",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
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      "form": "gwyll",
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        {
          "word": "dof"
        }
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        "wild, untamed"
      ],
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        [
          "wild",
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        ],
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        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        "unruly"
      ],
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        ]
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    },
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      ],
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          "furious",
          "furious"
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          "raging"
        ]
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        "North-Wales"
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      "ipa": "[ɡwɨːɬt]",
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        "North-Wales"
      ]
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      "rhymes": "-ɨːɬd"
    }
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}

Download raw JSONL data for gwyllt meaning in Welsh (3.9kB)

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