"llam" meaning in Welsh

See llam in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɬam/ Forms: llamau [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], llam [error-unrecognized-form], lam [soft]
Rhymes: -am Etymology: Middle Welsh llam, cognate with Irish léim (“to bound, jump, leap”), perhaps ultimately from Proto-Celtic *lanxsman (“jump”); or possibly, from a pre-Celtic substrate cognate with Cornish lamm (“leap, jump, bound”), ultimately related to the stock root of lamb. Etymology templates: {{inh|cy|wlm|llam}} Middle Welsh llam, {{cog|ga|wlm|léim|to bound, jump, leap}} Irish léim (“to bound, jump, leap”), {{inh|cy|cel-pro|*lanxsman||jump}} Proto-Celtic *lanxsman (“jump”), {{cog|kw|wlm|lamm|leap, jump, bound}} Cornish lamm (“leap, jump, bound”) Head templates: {{cy-noun|m|llamau}} llam m (plural llamau) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. leap, jump Tags: masculine Synonyms: crychnaid, llamsach, naid
    Sense id: en-llam-cy-noun-a50SCZdv Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49
  2. bound, long stride Tags: masculine Synonyms: brasgam
    Sense id: en-llam-cy-noun-WltcFMiS Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 44 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: llamu (english: to leap, to jump) Related terms: adlam (english: rebound)

Inflected forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "to leap, to jump",
      "translation": "to leap, to jump",
      "word": "llamu"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "llam"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh llam",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "léim",
        "4": "to bound, jump, leap"
      },
      "expansion": "Irish léim (“to bound, jump, leap”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*lanxsman",
        "4": "",
        "5": "jump"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *lanxsman (“jump”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "lamm",
        "4": "leap, jump, bound"
      },
      "expansion": "Cornish lamm (“leap, jump, bound”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Middle Welsh llam, cognate with Irish léim (“to bound, jump, leap”), perhaps ultimately from Proto-Celtic *lanxsman (“jump”); or possibly, from a pre-Celtic substrate cognate with Cornish lamm (“leap, jump, bound”), ultimately related to the stock root of lamb.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "llamau",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "llam",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lam",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "llamau"
      },
      "expansion": "llam m (plural llamau)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "rebound",
      "translation": "rebound",
      "word": "adlam"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "54 46",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "51 49",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "leap, jump"
      ],
      "id": "en-llam-cy-noun-a50SCZdv",
      "links": [
        [
          "leap",
          "leap"
        ],
        [
          "jump",
          "jump"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "crychnaid"
        },
        {
          "word": "llamsach"
        },
        {
          "word": "naid"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "54 46",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "51 49",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "44 56",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bound, long stride"
      ],
      "id": "en-llam-cy-noun-WltcFMiS",
      "links": [
        [
          "bound",
          "bound"
        ],
        [
          "stride",
          "stride"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "brasgam"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɬam/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-am"
    }
  ],
  "word": "llam"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Welsh/am",
    "Rhymes:Welsh/am/1 syllable",
    "Welsh countable nouns",
    "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
    "Welsh lemmas",
    "Welsh masculine nouns",
    "Welsh nouns",
    "Welsh nouns with red links in their headword lines",
    "Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh",
    "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "to leap, to jump",
      "translation": "to leap, to jump",
      "word": "llamu"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "llam"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh llam",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "léim",
        "4": "to bound, jump, leap"
      },
      "expansion": "Irish léim (“to bound, jump, leap”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*lanxsman",
        "4": "",
        "5": "jump"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *lanxsman (“jump”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "lamm",
        "4": "leap, jump, bound"
      },
      "expansion": "Cornish lamm (“leap, jump, bound”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Middle Welsh llam, cognate with Irish léim (“to bound, jump, leap”), perhaps ultimately from Proto-Celtic *lanxsman (“jump”); or possibly, from a pre-Celtic substrate cognate with Cornish lamm (“leap, jump, bound”), ultimately related to the stock root of lamb.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "llamau",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "llam",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lam",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "llamau"
      },
      "expansion": "llam m (plural llamau)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "rebound",
      "translation": "rebound",
      "word": "adlam"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "leap, jump"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "leap",
          "leap"
        ],
        [
          "jump",
          "jump"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "crychnaid"
        },
        {
          "word": "llamsach"
        },
        {
          "word": "naid"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bound, long stride"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bound",
          "bound"
        ],
        [
          "stride",
          "stride"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "brasgam"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɬam/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-am"
    }
  ],
  "word": "llam"
}

Download raw JSONL data for llam meaning in Welsh (2.4kB)

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  ],
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  "called_from": "inflection/865",
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  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: llam/Welsh 'aspirate' base_tags={'soft', 'error-unrecognized-form'}",
  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Welsh",
  "subsection": "noun",
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  "trace": ""
}

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