"heddlu" meaning in Welsh

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhɛðlɨ̞/ [North-Wales], /ˈhɛðli/ [South-Wales] Audio: Cy-heddlu.ogg (note: cy-S) Forms: heddluoedd [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛðlɨ̞ Etymology: From hedd (“peace”) + llu (“host, force”). Compare Cornish kreslu. Etymology templates: {{compound|cy|hedd|llu|gloss1=peace|gloss2=host, force}} hedd (“peace”) + llu (“host, force”) Head templates: {{cy-noun|m|heddluoedd}} heddlu m (plural heddluoedd, not mutable)
  1. police, police force Tags: masculine, not-mutable Related terms: heddwas, plismon
    Sense id: en-heddlu-cy-noun-Cw-A9glQ Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header Derived forms: amddiffyniad heddlu (english: police protection), arolygydd heddlu (english: police inspector), awudurdod heddlu (english: police authority), cofnod heddlu (english: police record), comisiwn heddlu (english: police commission), dalfa'r heddlu (english: police custody), gorsaf heddlu (english: police station), gwladwriaeth heddlu [state, police, law-enforcement], heddlu ar geffylau (english: mounted police), Heddlu De Cymru (english: South Wales Police), Heddlu Dyfed Powys (english: Dyfed Powys Police), Heddlu Gogledd Cymru (english: North Wales Police), Heddlu Gwent (english: Gwent Police), heddlu gwrifoddol (english: special constabulary), heddlu iaith (english: language police, grammar Nazi), Heddlu Trafnidiaeth Prydeinig (english: British Transport Police), swyddog cyswllt yr heddlu (english: police liaison officer), swyddog heddlu (english: police officer), ymateb yr heddlu (english: police response)

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "hedd",
        "3": "llu",
        "gloss1": "peace",
        "gloss2": "host, force"
      },
      "expansion": "hedd (“peace”) + llu (“host, force”)",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From hedd (“peace”) + llu (“host, force”). Compare Cornish kreslu.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "heddluoedd",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "heddluoedd"
      },
      "expansion": "heddlu m (plural heddluoedd, not mutable)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "police protection",
          "translation": "police protection",
          "word": "amddiffyniad heddlu"
        },
        {
          "english": "police inspector",
          "translation": "police inspector",
          "word": "arolygydd heddlu"
        },
        {
          "english": "police authority",
          "translation": "police authority",
          "word": "awudurdod heddlu"
        },
        {
          "english": "police record",
          "translation": "police record",
          "word": "cofnod heddlu"
        },
        {
          "english": "police commission",
          "translation": "police commission",
          "word": "comisiwn heddlu"
        },
        {
          "english": "police custody",
          "translation": "police custody",
          "word": "dalfa'r heddlu"
        },
        {
          "english": "police station",
          "translation": "police station",
          "word": "gorsaf heddlu"
        },
        {
          "topics": [
            "state",
            "police",
            "law-enforcement"
          ],
          "word": "gwladwriaeth heddlu"
        },
        {
          "english": "mounted police",
          "translation": "mounted police",
          "word": "heddlu ar geffylau"
        },
        {
          "english": "South Wales Police",
          "translation": "South Wales Police",
          "word": "Heddlu De Cymru"
        },
        {
          "english": "Dyfed Powys Police",
          "translation": "Dyfed Powys Police",
          "word": "Heddlu Dyfed Powys"
        },
        {
          "english": "North Wales Police",
          "translation": "North Wales Police",
          "word": "Heddlu Gogledd Cymru"
        },
        {
          "english": "Gwent Police",
          "translation": "Gwent Police",
          "word": "Heddlu Gwent"
        },
        {
          "english": "special constabulary",
          "translation": "special constabulary",
          "word": "heddlu gwrifoddol"
        },
        {
          "english": "language police, grammar Nazi",
          "translation": "language police, grammar Nazi",
          "word": "heddlu iaith"
        },
        {
          "english": "British Transport Police",
          "translation": "British Transport Police",
          "word": "Heddlu Trafnidiaeth Prydeinig"
        },
        {
          "english": "police liaison officer",
          "translation": "police liaison officer",
          "word": "swyddog cyswllt yr heddlu"
        },
        {
          "english": "police officer",
          "translation": "police officer",
          "word": "swyddog heddlu"
        },
        {
          "english": "police response",
          "translation": "police response",
          "word": "ymateb yr heddlu"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "police, police force"
      ],
      "id": "en-heddlu-cy-noun-Cw-A9glQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "police",
          "police"
        ],
        [
          "police force",
          "police force"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "heddwas"
        },
        {
          "word": "plismon"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "not-mutable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhɛðlɨ̞/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhɛðli/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "Cy-heddlu.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/65/Cy-heddlu.ogg/Cy-heddlu.ogg.mp3",
      "note": "cy-S",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Cy-heddlu.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛðlɨ̞"
    }
  ],
  "word": "heddlu"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "police protection",
      "translation": "police protection",
      "word": "amddiffyniad heddlu"
    },
    {
      "english": "police inspector",
      "translation": "police inspector",
      "word": "arolygydd heddlu"
    },
    {
      "english": "police authority",
      "translation": "police authority",
      "word": "awudurdod heddlu"
    },
    {
      "english": "police record",
      "translation": "police record",
      "word": "cofnod heddlu"
    },
    {
      "english": "police commission",
      "translation": "police commission",
      "word": "comisiwn heddlu"
    },
    {
      "english": "police custody",
      "translation": "police custody",
      "word": "dalfa'r heddlu"
    },
    {
      "english": "police station",
      "translation": "police station",
      "word": "gorsaf heddlu"
    },
    {
      "topics": [
        "state",
        "police",
        "law-enforcement"
      ],
      "word": "gwladwriaeth heddlu"
    },
    {
      "english": "mounted police",
      "translation": "mounted police",
      "word": "heddlu ar geffylau"
    },
    {
      "english": "South Wales Police",
      "translation": "South Wales Police",
      "word": "Heddlu De Cymru"
    },
    {
      "english": "Dyfed Powys Police",
      "translation": "Dyfed Powys Police",
      "word": "Heddlu Dyfed Powys"
    },
    {
      "english": "North Wales Police",
      "translation": "North Wales Police",
      "word": "Heddlu Gogledd Cymru"
    },
    {
      "english": "Gwent Police",
      "translation": "Gwent Police",
      "word": "Heddlu Gwent"
    },
    {
      "english": "special constabulary",
      "translation": "special constabulary",
      "word": "heddlu gwrifoddol"
    },
    {
      "english": "language police, grammar Nazi",
      "translation": "language police, grammar Nazi",
      "word": "heddlu iaith"
    },
    {
      "english": "British Transport Police",
      "translation": "British Transport Police",
      "word": "Heddlu Trafnidiaeth Prydeinig"
    },
    {
      "english": "police liaison officer",
      "translation": "police liaison officer",
      "word": "swyddog cyswllt yr heddlu"
    },
    {
      "english": "police officer",
      "translation": "police officer",
      "word": "swyddog heddlu"
    },
    {
      "english": "police response",
      "translation": "police response",
      "word": "ymateb yr heddlu"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "hedd",
        "3": "llu",
        "gloss1": "peace",
        "gloss2": "host, force"
      },
      "expansion": "hedd (“peace”) + llu (“host, force”)",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From hedd (“peace”) + llu (“host, force”). Compare Cornish kreslu.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "heddluoedd",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "heddluoedd"
      },
      "expansion": "heddlu m (plural heddluoedd, not mutable)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "heddwas"
    },
    {
      "word": "plismon"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Welsh/ɛðlɨ̞",
        "Rhymes:Welsh/ɛðlɨ̞/2 syllables",
        "Welsh compound terms",
        "Welsh countable nouns",
        "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
        "Welsh lemmas",
        "Welsh masculine nouns",
        "Welsh non-mutable terms",
        "Welsh nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "police, police force"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "police",
          "police"
        ],
        [
          "police force",
          "police force"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "not-mutable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhɛðlɨ̞/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhɛðli/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "Cy-heddlu.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/65/Cy-heddlu.ogg/Cy-heddlu.ogg.mp3",
      "note": "cy-S",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Cy-heddlu.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛðlɨ̞"
    }
  ],
  "word": "heddlu"
}

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