"lliain" meaning in Welsh

See lliain in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɬi.ai̯n/ Forms: lliain [feminine, singular], lliain [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], lliain [error-unrecognized-form], liain [soft]
Etymology: Probably ultimately from Latin līnum. Etymology templates: {{der|cy|la|līnum}} Latin līnum Head templates: {{cy-adj|-}} lliain (feminine singular lliain, plural lliain, not comparable) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. linen Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-lliain-cy-adj-B60u8WB9

Noun

IPA: /ˈɬi.ai̯n/ Forms: llieiniau [plural], llieinyn [diminutive]
Etymology: Probably ultimately from Latin līnum. Etymology templates: {{der|cy|la|līnum}} Latin līnum Head templates: {{cy-noun|m|llieiniau|dim=llieinyn}} lliain m (plural llieiniau, diminutive llieinyn)
  1. linen (fabric) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-lliain-cy-noun-9Srh9ziX
  2. cloth, towel, (literary) sheet Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-lliain-cy-noun-YYofHA1P Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header, Welsh links with redundant wikilinks, Fabrics Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 17 51 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 10 71 8 Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 13 11 67 10 Disambiguation of Welsh links with redundant wikilinks: 12 10 69 9 Disambiguation of Fabrics: 18 24 46 13
  3. (in the plural) linen(s) (domestic textiles) Tags: in-plural, masculine
    Sense id: en-lliain-cy-noun-Lgz8QESL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: gyddfliain (english: neckerchief), lliain bwrdd, lliain bord (english: tablecloth), lliain caws (english: cheesecloth), lliain hwyliau (english: sailcloth), lliain mawr (english: bath towel), lliain dwylo (alt: sychu) (english: handtowel), lliain llestri (alt: sychu) (english: dishcloth), penlliain (english: headcloth, headscarf) Related terms: llen (english: curtain), llin (english: flax)
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "neckerchief",
      "translation": "neckerchief",
      "word": "gyddfliain"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "lliain bwrdd"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "tablecloth",
      "translation": "tablecloth",
      "word": "lliain bord"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "cheesecloth",
      "translation": "cheesecloth",
      "word": "lliain caws"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "sailcloth",
      "translation": "sailcloth",
      "word": "lliain hwyliau"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "bath towel",
      "translation": "bath towel",
      "word": "lliain mawr"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "alt": "sychu",
      "english": "handtowel",
      "translation": "handtowel",
      "word": "lliain dwylo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "alt": "sychu",
      "english": "dishcloth",
      "translation": "dishcloth",
      "word": "lliain llestri"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "headcloth, headscarf",
      "translation": "headcloth, headscarf",
      "word": "penlliain"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "la",
        "3": "līnum"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Probably ultimately from Latin līnum.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "llieiniau",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "llieinyn",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    }
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    }
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  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "curtain",
      "translation": "curtain",
      "word": "llen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "flax",
      "translation": "flax",
      "word": "llin"
    }
  ],
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        "linen (fabric)"
      ],
      "id": "en-lliain-cy-noun-9Srh9ziX",
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        ]
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "19 17 51 13",
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
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        },
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          "_dis": "11 10 71 8",
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          "_dis": "12 10 69 9",
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        },
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          "_dis": "18 24 46 13",
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          "langcode": "cy",
          "name": "Fabrics",
          "orig": "cy:Fabrics",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cloth, towel, (literary) sheet"
      ],
      "id": "en-lliain-cy-noun-YYofHA1P",
      "links": [
        [
          "cloth",
          "cloth"
        ],
        [
          "towel",
          "towel"
        ],
        [
          "sheet",
          "sheet"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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              17
            ]
          ],
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              0,
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            ]
          ],
          "english": "linen cupboard",
          "text": "cwpwrdd llieiniau",
          "translation": "linen cupboard",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "linen(s) (domestic textiles)"
      ],
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          "linen"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in the plural) linen(s) (domestic textiles)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "in-plural",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɬi.ai̯n/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lliain"
}

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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lliain",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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      "source": "mutation",
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    },
    {
      "form": "lliain",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "liain",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
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  "pos": "adj",
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    {
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        "linen"
      ],
      "id": "en-lliain-cy-adj-B60u8WB9",
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          "linen"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɬi.ai̯n/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lliain"
}
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    "Pages with entries",
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    "Welsh countable nouns",
    "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
    "Welsh lemmas",
    "Welsh links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Welsh masculine nouns",
    "Welsh nouns",
    "Welsh nouns with red links in their headword lines",
    "Welsh terms derived from Latin",
    "Welsh uncomparable adjectives",
    "cy:Fabrics"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "neckerchief",
      "translation": "neckerchief",
      "word": "gyddfliain"
    },
    {
      "word": "lliain bwrdd"
    },
    {
      "english": "tablecloth",
      "translation": "tablecloth",
      "word": "lliain bord"
    },
    {
      "english": "cheesecloth",
      "translation": "cheesecloth",
      "word": "lliain caws"
    },
    {
      "english": "sailcloth",
      "translation": "sailcloth",
      "word": "lliain hwyliau"
    },
    {
      "english": "bath towel",
      "translation": "bath towel",
      "word": "lliain mawr"
    },
    {
      "alt": "sychu",
      "english": "handtowel",
      "translation": "handtowel",
      "word": "lliain dwylo"
    },
    {
      "alt": "sychu",
      "english": "dishcloth",
      "translation": "dishcloth",
      "word": "lliain llestri"
    },
    {
      "english": "headcloth, headscarf",
      "translation": "headcloth, headscarf",
      "word": "penlliain"
    }
  ],
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        "3": "līnum"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Probably ultimately from Latin līnum.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "llieiniau",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "llieinyn",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    }
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      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "curtain",
      "translation": "curtain",
      "word": "llen"
    },
    {
      "english": "flax",
      "translation": "flax",
      "word": "llin"
    }
  ],
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        "linen (fabric)"
      ],
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          "linen"
        ]
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        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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        "cloth, towel, (literary) sheet"
      ],
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          "cloth"
        ],
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          "towel",
          "towel"
        ],
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          "english": "linen cupboard",
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          "translation": "linen cupboard",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "linen(s) (domestic textiles)"
      ],
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        "(in the plural) linen(s) (domestic textiles)"
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɬi.ai̯n/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lliain"
}

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    "Welsh lemmas",
    "Welsh links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Welsh masculine nouns",
    "Welsh nouns",
    "Welsh nouns with red links in their headword lines",
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈɬi.ai̯n/"
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}

Download raw JSONL data for lliain meaning in Welsh (3.7kB)

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