"llesg" meaning in Welsh

See llesg in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɬeːsɡ/ [North-Wales], [ɬeːsk] [North-Wales], /ɬɛsɡ/ [South-Wales], [ɬɛsk] [South-Wales] Forms: llesg [feminine, singular], llesgon [plural], llesged [equative], llesgach [comparative], llesgaf [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], llesg [error-unrecognized-form], lesg [soft]
Rhymes: -ɛsɡ Etymology: Inherited from Middle Welsh llesc, from Proto-Celtic *leg-sk-o-, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie physically”). Cognate with Irish leasc. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|cy|wlm|llesc|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle Welsh llesc, {{inh+|cy|wlm|llesc}} Inherited from Middle Welsh llesc, {{inh|cy|cel-pro||*leg-sk-o-}} Proto-Celtic *leg-sk-o-, {{der|cy|ine-pro|*legʰ-|t=to lie physically}} Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie physically”), {{cog|ga|leasc}} Irish leasc Head templates: {{cy-adj|ach|pl=llesgon}} llesg (feminine singular llesg, plural llesgon, equative llesged, comparative llesgach, superlative llesgaf) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. weak, feeble, infirm, languid Synonyms: gwan, gwanllyd, egwan, llegach, musgrell, diffygiol, methedig, nychlyd Derived forms: llesgáu (english: to grow feeble, to languish), llesgedd (english: feebleness, languor)
    Sense id: en-llesg-cy-adj--AhXbWe9 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header
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      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh llesc",
      "name": "inh"
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      "args": {
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        "t": "to lie physically"
      },
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    },
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Middle Welsh llesc, from Proto-Celtic *leg-sk-o-, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie physically”). Cognate with Irish leasc.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "llesg",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "llesgon",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "llesged",
      "tags": [
        "equative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "llesgach",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "llesgaf",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
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      "source": "mutation",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
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    },
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    {
      "form": "lesg",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
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        {
          "english": "to grow feeble, to languish",
          "translation": "to grow feeble, to languish",
          "word": "llesgáu"
        },
        {
          "english": "feebleness, languor",
          "translation": "feebleness, languor",
          "word": "llesgedd"
        }
      ],
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        "weak, feeble, infirm, languid"
      ],
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        [
          "weak",
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        ],
        [
          "feeble",
          "feeble"
        ],
        [
          "infirm",
          "infirm"
        ],
        [
          "languid",
          "languid"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "gwan"
        },
        {
          "word": "gwanllyd"
        },
        {
          "word": "egwan"
        },
        {
          "word": "llegach"
        },
        {
          "word": "musgrell"
        },
        {
          "word": "diffygiol"
        },
        {
          "word": "methedig"
        },
        {
          "word": "nychlyd"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɬɛsɡ/",
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        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛsɡ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "llesg"
}
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      "english": "to grow feeble, to languish",
      "translation": "to grow feeble, to languish",
      "word": "llesgáu"
    },
    {
      "english": "feebleness, languor",
      "translation": "feebleness, languor",
      "word": "llesgedd"
    }
  ],
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
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      },
      "expansion": "Irish leasc",
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    {
      "form": "llesg",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "llesgon",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "llesged",
      "tags": [
        "equative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "llesgach",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "llesgaf",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
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      "source": "mutation",
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      "source": "mutation",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "llesg",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lesg",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    }
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      },
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "adj",
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        "Rhymes:Welsh/ɛsɡ",
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        "Welsh adjectives",
        "Welsh adjectives with red links in their headword lines",
        "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
        "Welsh lemmas",
        "Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh",
        "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
        "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh",
        "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "weak, feeble, infirm, languid"
      ],
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        [
          "weak",
          "weak"
        ],
        [
          "feeble",
          "feeble"
        ],
        [
          "infirm",
          "infirm"
        ],
        [
          "languid",
          "languid"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "gwan"
        },
        {
          "word": "gwanllyd"
        },
        {
          "word": "egwan"
        },
        {
          "word": "llegach"
        },
        {
          "word": "musgrell"
        },
        {
          "word": "diffygiol"
        },
        {
          "word": "methedig"
        },
        {
          "word": "nychlyd"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/ɬeːsɡ/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɬeːsk]",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɬɛsɡ/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɬɛsk]",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛsɡ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "llesg"
}

Download raw JSONL data for llesg meaning in Welsh (3.1kB)

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  ],
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  "subsection": "adjective",
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  "trace": ""
}

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  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: llesg/Welsh 'aspirate' base_tags={'error-unrecognized-form', 'soft'}",
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}

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