"gwystl" meaning in Welsh

See gwystl in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɡwɨ̞sdl/ [North-Wales], [ˈɡwɨ̞stl̩ˠ] [North-Wales], /ɡʊi̯sdl/ [South-Wales, colloquial, standard], [ˈɡʊi̯stl̩] [South-Wales, colloquial, standard], /ɡwɪsdl/ [South-Wales, colloquial, standard], [ˈɡwɪstl̩] [South-Wales, colloquial, standard], /ˈɡʊi̯sdɪl/ [South-Wales, colloquial], [ˈɡʊi̯stɪl] [South-Wales, colloquial], /ˈɡwɪsdɪl/ [South-Wales, colloquial] Forms: gwystlon [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], gwystl [error-unrecognized-form], wystl [soft], ngwystl [error-unrecognized-form]
Etymology: From Middle Welsh gwystyl, from Proto-Brythonic *guɨstl, from Proto-Celtic *geistlos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeys-tlo-, from *gʰeydʰ-. Etymology templates: {{inh|cy|wlm|gwystyl}} Middle Welsh gwystyl, {{inh|cy|cel-bry-pro|*guɨstl}} Proto-Brythonic *guɨstl, {{inh|cy|cel-pro|*geistlos}} Proto-Celtic *geistlos, {{inh|cy|ine-pro|*gʰeys-tlo-}} Proto-Indo-European *gʰeys-tlo- Head templates: {{cy-noun|m|gwystlon}} gwystl m (plural gwystlon) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. (law) pledge, pawn Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Law, People
    Sense id: en-gwystl-cy-noun-lmbNBbEt Disambiguation of People: 45 55 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 70 30 Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Topics: law
  2. hostage Tags: masculine Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-gwystl-cy-noun-KuPPfUxJ Disambiguation of People: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: arwystl, cyngwystl, gwystlo

Inflected forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "arwystl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "cyngwystl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "gwystlo"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "gwystyl"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh gwystyl",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*guɨstl"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *guɨstl",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*geistlos"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *geistlos",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*gʰeys-tlo-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *gʰeys-tlo-",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh gwystyl, from Proto-Brythonic *guɨstl, from Proto-Celtic *geistlos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeys-tlo-, from *gʰeydʰ-.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gwystlon",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gwystl",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wystl",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ngwystl",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "gwystlon"
      },
      "expansion": "gwystl m (plural gwystlon)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "cy",
          "name": "Law",
          "orig": "cy:Law",
          "parents": [
            "Justice",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "60 40",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "70 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "72 28",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "45 55",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "cy",
          "name": "People",
          "orig": "cy:People",
          "parents": [
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "pledge, pawn"
      ],
      "id": "en-gwystl-cy-noun-lmbNBbEt",
      "links": [
        [
          "law",
          "law#English"
        ],
        [
          "pledge",
          "pledge"
        ],
        [
          "pawn",
          "pawn"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(law) pledge, pawn"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "law"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "45 55",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "cy",
          "name": "People",
          "orig": "cy:People",
          "parents": [
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hostage"
      ],
      "id": "en-gwystl-cy-noun-KuPPfUxJ",
      "links": [
        [
          "hostage",
          "hostage"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡwɨ̞sdl/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɡwɨ̞stl̩ˠ]",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡʊi̯sdl/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "colloquial",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɡʊi̯stl̩]",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "colloquial",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡwɪsdl/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "colloquial",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɡwɪstl̩]",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "colloquial",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡʊi̯sdɪl/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɡʊi̯stɪl]",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡwɪsdɪl/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "gwystl"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Welsh countable nouns",
    "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
    "Welsh lemmas",
    "Welsh masculine nouns",
    "Welsh nouns",
    "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",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "cy:People"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "arwystl"
    },
    {
      "word": "cyngwystl"
    },
    {
      "word": "gwystlo"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "gwystyl"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh gwystyl",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*guɨstl"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *guɨstl",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*geistlos"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *geistlos",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*gʰeys-tlo-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *gʰeys-tlo-",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh gwystyl, from Proto-Brythonic *guɨstl, from Proto-Celtic *geistlos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeys-tlo-, from *gʰeydʰ-.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gwystlon",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gwystl",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wystl",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ngwystl",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "gwystlon"
      },
      "expansion": "gwystl m (plural gwystlon)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "cy:Law"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "pledge, pawn"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "law",
          "law#English"
        ],
        [
          "pledge",
          "pledge"
        ],
        [
          "pawn",
          "pawn"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(law) pledge, pawn"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "law"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "hostage"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hostage",
          "hostage"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡwɨ̞sdl/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɡwɨ̞stl̩ˠ]",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡʊi̯sdl/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "colloquial",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɡʊi̯stl̩]",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "colloquial",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡwɪsdl/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "colloquial",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɡwɪstl̩]",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "colloquial",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡʊi̯sdɪl/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɡʊi̯stɪl]",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡwɪsdɪl/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "gwystl"
}

Download raw JSONL data for gwystl meaning in Welsh (2.8kB)

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  "trace": ""
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