"llyfu traed" meaning in Welsh

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Verb

IPA: /ˌɬəvɨ̞ ˈtraːɨ̯d/ [North-Wales], /ˌɬəvi ˈtrai̯d/ [South-Wales, colloquial, standard], /ɬəvi ˈtraːd/ [South-Wales, colloquial] Forms: llyfaf traed [first-person, present, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], llyfu traed [error-unrecognized-form], lyfu traed [soft], llyo traed [alternative], llyu traed [alternative]
Etymology: llyfu (“to lick”) + traed (“boots”). Head templates: {{cy-verb|1s=llyfaf traed}} llyfu traed (first-person singular present llyfaf traed) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. (idiomatic) to lick boots, to suck up to (someone) Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: cynffonna, llyfu tin
    Sense id: en-llyfu_traed-cy-verb-p2UMhecI Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header
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  "etymology_text": "llyfu (“to lick”) + traed (“boots”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "llyfaf traed",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "llyfu traed",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lyfu traed",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "llyo traed",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "llyu traed",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1s": "llyfaf traed"
      },
      "expansion": "llyfu traed (first-person singular present llyfaf traed)",
      "name": "cy-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to lick boots, to suck up to (someone)"
      ],
      "id": "en-llyfu_traed-cy-verb-p2UMhecI",
      "links": [
        [
          "lick boots",
          "bootlicker"
        ],
        [
          "suck up to (someone)",
          "suck up to"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) to lick boots, to suck up to (someone)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "cynffonna"
        },
        {
          "word": "llyfu tin"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌɬəvɨ̞ ˈtraːɨ̯d/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌɬəvi ˈtrai̯d/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "colloquial",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɬəvi ˈtraːd/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "llyfu traed"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "llyfu (“to lick”) + traed (“boots”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "llyfaf traed",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "llyfu traed",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lyfu traed",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "llyo traed",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "llyu traed",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1s": "llyfaf traed"
      },
      "expansion": "llyfu traed (first-person singular present llyfaf traed)",
      "name": "cy-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
        "Welsh idioms",
        "Welsh lemmas",
        "Welsh multiword terms",
        "Welsh verbs",
        "Welsh verbs with red links in their headword lines"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to lick boots, to suck up to (someone)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lick boots",
          "bootlicker"
        ],
        [
          "suck up to (someone)",
          "suck up to"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) to lick boots, to suck up to (someone)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "cynffonna"
        },
        {
          "word": "llyfu tin"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌɬəvɨ̞ ˈtraːɨ̯d/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌɬəvi ˈtrai̯d/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "colloquial",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɬəvi ˈtraːd/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "llyfu traed"
}

Download raw JSONL data for llyfu traed meaning in Welsh (1.6kB)

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