"hiraeth" meaning in Welsh

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhɪraɨ̯θ/ [North-Wales, colloquial, standard], /ˈhɪrɛθ/ [North-Wales, colloquial], /ˈhiːrai̯θ/ [South-Wales, standard], /ˈhɪrai̯θ/ [South-Wales, standard], /ˈhiːrɛθ/ [South-Wales, colloquial], /ˈhɪrɛθ/ [South-Wales, colloquial] Audio: Cy-hiraeth.ogg Forms: hiraethau [plural], hiraethion [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Brythonic *hiraɨθ, from Proto-Celtic *sīraxto-, akin to Gaulish siraxta (“longing”). Compare Cornish hireth, Breton hiraezh, and Old Irish sírecht. By surface analysis, hir + -aeth. Etymology templates: {{inh|cy|cel-bry-pro|*hiraɨθ}} Proto-Brythonic *hiraɨθ, {{inh|cy|cel-pro|*sīraxto-}} Proto-Celtic *sīraxto-, {{cog|kw|hireth}} Cornish hireth, {{cog|br|hiraezh}} Breton hiraezh, {{cog|sga|sírecht}} Old Irish sírecht, {{surface analysis|cy|hir|-aeth}} By surface analysis, hir + -aeth Head templates: {{cy-noun|m|hiraethau|pl2=hiraethion}} hiraeth m (plural hiraethau or hiraethion, not mutable)
  1. wistfulness; nostalgia; longing; homesickness; a deep feeling of yearning for something, someone or somewhere Tags: masculine, not-mutable Categories (topical): Nostalgia
    Sense id: en-hiraeth-cy-noun-~UV3Txse Disambiguation of Nostalgia: 51 18 31
  2. (specifically of Wales) longing for a romanticized ideal of Wales or Welsh culture Tags: masculine, not-mutable, specifically
    Sense id: en-hiraeth-cy-noun-U8H8AdGB Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header, Welsh terms suffixed with -aeth Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 65 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 66 5 Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 25 72 4 Disambiguation of Welsh terms suffixed with -aeth: 19 73 9
  3. regret Tags: masculine, not-mutable
    Sense id: en-hiraeth-cy-noun-1SWazsDY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: hiraethu, Portuguese saudade
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