"llech" meaning in Welsh

See llech in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɬeːχ/ Forms: llechi [plural], llechau [plural]
Etymology: From Middle Welsh llech, from Proto-Brythonic *llex, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlikkā. Etymology templates: {{inh|cy|wlm|llech}} Middle Welsh llech, {{inh|cy|cel-bry-pro|*llex}} Proto-Brythonic *llex, {{inh|cy|cel-pro|*ɸlikkā}} Proto-Celtic *ɸlikkā Head templates: {{cy-noun|f|llechi|pl2=llechau}} llech f (plural llechi or llechau)
  1. flagstone, slab of stone Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-llech-cy-noun-Dy1uRLPo
  2. slate Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-llech-cy-noun-ti87OxtA Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 22 15 13 13 16 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 41 12 9 9 12 7 Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 17 30 21 4 4 17 7
  3. tablet (slab of clay used for inscription) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-llech-cy-noun-oD8r9aSk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cromlech (english: cromlech, dolmen), llechen (english: slate, tablet), llechfaen (english: slate; bakestone), priddlech (english: tile)
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ɬeːχ/ Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], llech [error-unrecognized-form], lech [soft]
Etymology: Perhaps a semantic extension of Etymology 1, from "stone slab" > "building made of stone slabs" > "hiding place". Head templates: {{cy-noun|m}} llech m Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. hiding place Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-llech-cy-noun-7EdJImsz
  2. state of concealment, hiding Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-llech-cy-noun-CtLwysCd
  3. lurking, skulking, stealth Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-llech-cy-noun-yBAMvz~O
  4. sly or stealthy person, sneak, skulker Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-llech-cy-noun-RSl8jJTQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: llechaidd (english: stealthy, furtive) [adjective], llechgi (english: sneak, skulker) [masculine], llechian (english: skulk, sneak) [verb], llechu (english: hide, skulk) [verb]
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "cromlech, dolmen",
      "word": "cromlech"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "slate, tablet",
      "word": "llechen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "slate; bakestone",
      "word": "llechfaen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "tile",
      "word": "priddlech"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "llech"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh llech",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*llex"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *llex",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*ɸlikkā"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *ɸlikkā",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh llech, from Proto-Brythonic *llex, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlikkā.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "llechi",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "llechau",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "llechi",
        "pl2": "llechau"
      },
      "expansion": "llech f (plural llechi or llechau)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "flagstone, slab of stone"
      ],
      "id": "en-llech-cy-noun-Dy1uRLPo",
      "links": [
        [
          "flagstone",
          "flagstone"
        ],
        [
          "slab",
          "slab"
        ],
        [
          "stone",
          "stone"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "12 22 15 13 13 16 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 41 12 9 9 12 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 30 21 4 4 17 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "slate"
      ],
      "id": "en-llech-cy-noun-ti87OxtA",
      "links": [
        [
          "slate",
          "slate"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "tablet (slab of clay used for inscription)"
      ],
      "id": "en-llech-cy-noun-oD8r9aSk",
      "links": [
        [
          "tablet",
          "tablet"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɬeːχ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "llech"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "stealthy, furtive",
      "tags": [
        "adjective"
      ],
      "word": "llechaidd"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "sneak, skulker",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "llechgi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "skulk, sneak",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "llechian"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "hide, skulk",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "llechu"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_text": "Perhaps a semantic extension of Etymology 1, from \"stone slab\" > \"building made of stone slabs\" > \"hiding place\".",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "llech",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lech",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "llech m",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "hiding place"
      ],
      "id": "en-llech-cy-noun-7EdJImsz",
      "links": [
        [
          "hiding place",
          "hiding place"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "state of concealment, hiding"
      ],
      "id": "en-llech-cy-noun-CtLwysCd",
      "links": [
        [
          "state",
          "state"
        ],
        [
          "concealment",
          "concealment"
        ],
        [
          "hiding",
          "hiding"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "lurking, skulking, stealth"
      ],
      "id": "en-llech-cy-noun-yBAMvz~O",
      "links": [
        [
          "lurking",
          "lurking"
        ],
        [
          "skulking",
          "skulking"
        ],
        [
          "stealth",
          "stealth"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sly or stealthy person, sneak, skulker"
      ],
      "id": "en-llech-cy-noun-RSl8jJTQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "sly",
          "sly"
        ],
        [
          "stealthy",
          "stealthy"
        ],
        [
          "person",
          "person"
        ],
        [
          "sneak",
          "sneak"
        ],
        [
          "skulker",
          "skulker"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɬeːχ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "llech"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Welsh countable nouns",
    "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
    "Welsh feminine nouns",
    "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-Brythonic",
    "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "cromlech, dolmen",
      "word": "cromlech"
    },
    {
      "english": "slate, tablet",
      "word": "llechen"
    },
    {
      "english": "slate; bakestone",
      "word": "llechfaen"
    },
    {
      "english": "tile",
      "word": "priddlech"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "llech"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh llech",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*llex"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *llex",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*ɸlikkā"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *ɸlikkā",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh llech, from Proto-Brythonic *llex, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlikkā.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "llechi",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "llechau",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "llechi",
        "pl2": "llechau"
      },
      "expansion": "llech f (plural llechi or llechau)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "flagstone, slab of stone"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "flagstone",
          "flagstone"
        ],
        [
          "slab",
          "slab"
        ],
        [
          "stone",
          "stone"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "slate"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "slate",
          "slate"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "tablet (slab of clay used for inscription)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tablet",
          "tablet"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɬeːχ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "llech"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Welsh countable nouns",
    "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
    "Welsh lemmas",
    "Welsh masculine nouns",
    "Welsh nouns"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "stealthy, furtive",
      "tags": [
        "adjective"
      ],
      "word": "llechaidd"
    },
    {
      "english": "sneak, skulker",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "llechgi"
    },
    {
      "english": "skulk, sneak",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "llechian"
    },
    {
      "english": "hide, skulk",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "llechu"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_text": "Perhaps a semantic extension of Etymology 1, from \"stone slab\" > \"building made of stone slabs\" > \"hiding place\".",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "llech",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lech",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "llech m",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "hiding place"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hiding place",
          "hiding place"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "state of concealment, hiding"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "state",
          "state"
        ],
        [
          "concealment",
          "concealment"
        ],
        [
          "hiding",
          "hiding"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "lurking, skulking, stealth"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lurking",
          "lurking"
        ],
        [
          "skulking",
          "skulking"
        ],
        [
          "stealth",
          "stealth"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sly or stealthy person, sneak, skulker"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sly",
          "sly"
        ],
        [
          "stealthy",
          "stealthy"
        ],
        [
          "person",
          "person"
        ],
        [
          "sneak",
          "sneak"
        ],
        [
          "skulker",
          "skulker"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɬeːχ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "llech"
}

Download raw JSONL data for llech meaning in Welsh (3.6kB)

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  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: llech/Welsh 'radical' base_tags=set()",
  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Welsh",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "llech",
  "trace": ""
}

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

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

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