"llanw" meaning in Welsh

See llanw in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɬanʊ/ [North-Wales], /ˈɬa(ː)nu/ [South-Wales] Forms: llanwau [plural]
Etymology: Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- (“to fill”). See llawn. Etymology templates: {{root|cy|ine-pro|*pleh₁-}}, {{inh|cy|ine-pro|*pleh₁-|t=to fill}} Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- (“to fill”) Head templates: {{cy-noun|m|llanwau}} llanw m (plural llanwau)
  1. tide, flow, flood Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-llanw-cy-noun-5NxdUK0Z
  2. filler, filling, padding, ballast Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-llanw-cy-noun-eF5VIN7d Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 4 69 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: amrediad llanw (english: tidal range), athro llanw (english: supply teacher), eger llanw (english: tidal bore), egni llanw (english: tidal energy), gorlanw (english: high tide), lagŵn llanw (english: tidal lagoon), llanw a thrai (english: ebb and flow), llanw bach (english: neap tide), llanw mawr (english: spring tide), llanw terfol (english: rip tide), llanw uchel (english: high tide), llenwi (english: fill, fill up) [verb], penllanw (english: high tide), ton llanw (english: tidal wave), ymchwydd yn y llanw (english: tidal surge)

Verb

IPA: /ˈɬanʊ/ [North-Wales], /ˈɬa(ː)nu/ [South-Wales] Forms: llanwaf [first-person, present, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], llanw [error-unrecognized-form], lanw [soft]
Etymology: Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- (“to fill”). See llawn. Etymology templates: {{root|cy|ine-pro|*pleh₁-}}, {{inh|cy|ine-pro|*pleh₁-|t=to fill}} Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- (“to fill”) Head templates: {{cy-verb}} llanw (first-person singular present llanwaf) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. (South Wales, colloquial) alternative form of llenwi (“to fill, to fill up, to fill in”) Tags: South-Wales, alt-of, alternative, colloquial Alternative form of: llenwi (extra: to fill, to fill up, to fill in)
    Sense id: en-llanw-cy-verb-HL9vg~bp
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      "english": "tidal range",
      "translation": "tidal range",
      "word": "amrediad llanw"
    },
    {
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      "english": "supply teacher",
      "translation": "supply teacher",
      "word": "athro llanw"
    },
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      "english": "tidal bore",
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      "word": "eger llanw"
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      "english": "tidal energy",
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      "word": "egni llanw"
    },
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      "english": "high tide",
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      "word": "gorlanw"
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      "english": "tidal lagoon",
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      "word": "lagŵn llanw"
    },
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      "english": "ebb and flow",
      "translation": "ebb and flow",
      "word": "llanw a thrai"
    },
    {
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      "english": "neap tide",
      "translation": "neap tide",
      "word": "llanw bach"
    },
    {
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      "english": "spring tide",
      "translation": "spring tide",
      "word": "llanw mawr"
    },
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      "english": "rip tide",
      "translation": "rip tide",
      "word": "llanw terfol"
    },
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      "word": "llanw uchel"
    },
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    },
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    },
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      "english": "tidal range",
      "translation": "tidal range",
      "word": "amrediad llanw"
    },
    {
      "english": "supply teacher",
      "translation": "supply teacher",
      "word": "athro llanw"
    },
    {
      "english": "tidal bore",
      "translation": "tidal bore",
      "word": "eger llanw"
    },
    {
      "english": "tidal energy",
      "translation": "tidal energy",
      "word": "egni llanw"
    },
    {
      "english": "high tide",
      "translation": "high tide",
      "word": "gorlanw"
    },
    {
      "english": "tidal lagoon",
      "translation": "tidal lagoon",
      "word": "lagŵn llanw"
    },
    {
      "english": "ebb and flow",
      "translation": "ebb and flow",
      "word": "llanw a thrai"
    },
    {
      "english": "neap tide",
      "translation": "neap tide",
      "word": "llanw bach"
    },
    {
      "english": "spring tide",
      "translation": "spring tide",
      "word": "llanw mawr"
    },
    {
      "english": "rip tide",
      "translation": "rip tide",
      "word": "llanw terfol"
    },
    {
      "english": "high tide",
      "translation": "high tide",
      "word": "llanw uchel"
    },
    {
      "english": "fill, fill up",
      "tags": [
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      "translation": "fill, fill up",
      "word": "llenwi"
    },
    {
      "english": "high tide",
      "translation": "high tide",
      "word": "penllanw"
    },
    {
      "english": "tidal wave",
      "translation": "tidal wave",
      "word": "ton llanw"
    },
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      "english": "tidal surge",
      "translation": "tidal surge",
      "word": "ymchwydd yn y llanw"
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}

Download raw JSONL data for llanw meaning in Welsh (4.5kB)

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