"heol" meaning in Welsh

See heol in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈheː.ɔl/ [North-Wales], /ˈheː.ɔl/ [South-Wales, colloquial, standard], /hɛu̯l/ [South-Wales, colloquial] Forms: heolydd [plural], hewl [alternative], hiol [alternative]
Rhymes: -eːɔl Etymology: Possibly related to hwyl (“sail”), with sense development "a sailing course" > "a passage, road". Head templates: {{cy-noun|f|heolydd}} heol f (plural heolydd, not mutable)
  1. road, carriageway, highway Tags: feminine, not-mutable Synonyms: beidr, ffordd, stryd Derived forms: heol ddeuol, heol ddwbl (english: dual carriageway), heol dyrpeg (english: turnpike road)
    Sense id: en-heol-cy-noun-CN94uqbD Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header
{
  "etymology_text": "Possibly related to hwyl (“sail”), with sense development \"a sailing course\" > \"a passage, road\".",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "heolydd",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hewl",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hiol",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "heolydd"
      },
      "expansion": "heol f (plural heolydd, not mutable)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "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": [
        {
          "word": "heol ddeuol"
        },
        {
          "english": "dual carriageway",
          "translation": "dual carriageway",
          "word": "heol ddwbl"
        },
        {
          "english": "turnpike road",
          "translation": "turnpike road",
          "word": "heol dyrpeg"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "road, carriageway, highway"
      ],
      "id": "en-heol-cy-noun-CN94uqbD",
      "links": [
        [
          "road",
          "road"
        ],
        [
          "carriageway",
          "carriageway"
        ],
        [
          "highway",
          "highway"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "beidr"
        },
        {
          "word": "ffordd"
        },
        {
          "word": "stryd"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "not-mutable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈheː.ɔl/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈheː.ɔl/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "colloquial",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɛu̯l/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eːɔl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "heol"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "heol ddeuol"
    },
    {
      "english": "dual carriageway",
      "translation": "dual carriageway",
      "word": "heol ddwbl"
    },
    {
      "english": "turnpike road",
      "translation": "turnpike road",
      "word": "heol dyrpeg"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Possibly related to hwyl (“sail”), with sense development \"a sailing course\" > \"a passage, road\".",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "heolydd",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hewl",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hiol",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "heolydd"
      },
      "expansion": "heol f (plural heolydd, not mutable)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Welsh/eːɔl",
        "Rhymes:Welsh/eːɔl/2 syllables",
        "Welsh countable nouns",
        "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
        "Welsh feminine nouns",
        "Welsh lemmas",
        "Welsh non-mutable terms",
        "Welsh nouns",
        "Welsh nouns with red links in their headword lines"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "road, carriageway, highway"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "road",
          "road"
        ],
        [
          "carriageway",
          "carriageway"
        ],
        [
          "highway",
          "highway"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "beidr"
        },
        {
          "word": "ffordd"
        },
        {
          "word": "stryd"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "not-mutable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈheː.ɔl/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈheː.ɔl/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "colloquial",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɛu̯l/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eːɔl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "heol"
}

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