"losin" meaning in Welsh

See losin in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈlɔʃɪn/ [North-Wales], /ˈloːʃɪn/ [South-Wales], /ˈlɔʃɪn/ [South-Wales] Forms: losinen [feminine, singular]
Etymology: Borrowed from English lozenge. Etymology templates: {{bor|cy|en|lozenge}} English lozenge Head templates: {{cy-noun|f-p|losinen}} losin (plural, singular losinen f, not mutable)
  1. (South Wales) sweets, candy, confectionery Tags: South-Wales, not-mutable, plural Synonyms: da-da, fferins, melysion, minceg, pethau da, swîts, taffis Derived forms: siop losin (english: sweetshop)
    Sense id: en-losin-cy-noun-bckxh96Q Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header, Sweets

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "lozenge",
      "lozenge#English"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "lozenge"
      },
      "expansion": "English lozenge",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English lozenge.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "losinen",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f-p",
        "2": "losinen"
      },
      "expansion": "losin (plural, singular losinen f, not mutable)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "cy",
          "name": "Sweets",
          "orig": "cy:Sweets",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "sweetshop",
          "translation": "sweetshop",
          "word": "siop losin"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              5,
              10
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              11,
              17
            ]
          ],
          "english": "May I have sweets?",
          "text": "Ga i losin?",
          "translation": "May I have sweets?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              34,
              39
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              42,
              48
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Little old lady of Kidwelly\nselling black sweets\ncounts ten for a ha'penny\nbut eleven for me.",
          "text": "Hen fenyw fach Cydweli\nyn gwerthu losin du\nyn rhifo deg am ddimai\nond un ar ddeg i mi.",
          "translation": "Little old lady of Kidwelly\nselling black sweets\ncounts ten for a ha'penny\nbut eleven for me.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sweets, candy, confectionery"
      ],
      "id": "en-losin-cy-noun-bckxh96Q",
      "links": [
        [
          "sweets",
          "sweets"
        ],
        [
          "candy",
          "candy"
        ],
        [
          "confectionery",
          "confectionery"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(South Wales) sweets, candy, confectionery"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "da-da"
        },
        {
          "word": "fferins"
        },
        {
          "word": "melysion"
        },
        {
          "word": "minceg"
        },
        {
          "word": "pethau da"
        },
        {
          "word": "swîts"
        },
        {
          "word": "taffis"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "not-mutable",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɔʃɪn/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈloːʃɪn/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɔʃɪn/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "losin"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "sweetshop",
      "translation": "sweetshop",
      "word": "siop losin"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "lozenge",
      "lozenge#English"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "lozenge"
      },
      "expansion": "English lozenge",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English lozenge.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "losinen",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f-p",
        "2": "losinen"
      },
      "expansion": "losin (plural, singular losinen f, not mutable)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
        "Welsh lemmas",
        "Welsh non-mutable terms",
        "Welsh nouns",
        "Welsh plural-basic nouns",
        "Welsh terms borrowed from English",
        "Welsh terms derived from English",
        "Welsh terms with usage examples",
        "cy:Sweets"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              5,
              10
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              11,
              17
            ]
          ],
          "english": "May I have sweets?",
          "text": "Ga i losin?",
          "translation": "May I have sweets?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              34,
              39
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              42,
              48
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Little old lady of Kidwelly\nselling black sweets\ncounts ten for a ha'penny\nbut eleven for me.",
          "text": "Hen fenyw fach Cydweli\nyn gwerthu losin du\nyn rhifo deg am ddimai\nond un ar ddeg i mi.",
          "translation": "Little old lady of Kidwelly\nselling black sweets\ncounts ten for a ha'penny\nbut eleven for me.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sweets, candy, confectionery"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sweets",
          "sweets"
        ],
        [
          "candy",
          "candy"
        ],
        [
          "confectionery",
          "confectionery"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(South Wales) sweets, candy, confectionery"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "da-da"
        },
        {
          "word": "fferins"
        },
        {
          "word": "melysion"
        },
        {
          "word": "minceg"
        },
        {
          "word": "pethau da"
        },
        {
          "word": "swîts"
        },
        {
          "word": "taffis"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "not-mutable",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɔʃɪn/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈloːʃɪn/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɔʃɪn/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "losin"
}

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