"maer" meaning in Welsh

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Noun

IPA: /maːɨ̯r/ [North-Wales], /mai̯r/ [South-Wales] Forms: meiri [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], maer [mutation, mutation-radical], faer [mutation, mutation-soft]
Rhymes: -aːɨ̯r Etymology: From Middle Welsh maer, from Old Welsh mair, from Proto-Brythonic *maɨr, from Latin māior (“greater”). Cognate with Old Cornish mair, Old Breton mair, Breton maer, Middle Irish máer, Irish maor. Etymology templates: {{inh|cy|wlm|maer}} Middle Welsh maer, {{inh|cy|owl|mair}} Old Welsh mair, {{inh|cy|cel-bry-pro|*maɨr}} Proto-Brythonic *maɨr, {{der|cy|la|māior|t=greater}} Latin māior (“greater”), {{cog|oco|mair}} Old Cornish mair, {{cog|obt|mair}} Old Breton mair, {{cog|br|maer}} Breton maer, {{cog|mga|máer}} Middle Irish máer, {{cog|ga|maor}} Irish maor Head templates: {{cy-noun|m|meiri}} maer m (plural meiri) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. mayor, the head of a modern township Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-maer-cy-noun-MDa25Oor Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 65 35
  2. (historical) mayor, the steward of a royal court Tags: historical, masculine
    Sense id: en-maer-cy-noun-JoJkcMaJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: maertref, maer biswail

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for maer meaning in Welsh (2.5kB)

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "maertref"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "maer biswail"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "maer"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh maer",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "owl",
        "3": "mair"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Welsh mair",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*maɨr"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *maɨr",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "māior",
        "t": "greater"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin māior (“greater”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "oco",
        "2": "mair"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Cornish mair",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "obt",
        "2": "mair"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Breton mair",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "maer"
      },
      "expansion": "Breton maer",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mga",
        "2": "máer"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Irish máer",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "maor"
      },
      "expansion": "Irish maor",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh maer, from Old Welsh mair, from Proto-Brythonic *maɨr, from Latin māior (“greater”). Cognate with Old Cornish mair, Old Breton mair, Breton maer, Middle Irish máer, Irish maor.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "meiri",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maer",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-radical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "faer",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-soft"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "meiri"
      },
      "expansion": "maer m (plural meiri)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "65 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "mayor, the head of a modern township"
      ],
      "id": "en-maer-cy-noun-MDa25Oor",
      "links": [
        [
          "mayor",
          "mayor"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "mayor, the steward of a royal court"
      ],
      "id": "en-maer-cy-noun-JoJkcMaJ",
      "links": [
        [
          "mayor",
          "mayor"
        ],
        [
          "steward",
          "steward"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical) mayor, the steward of a royal court"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/maːɨ̯r/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mai̯r/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aːɨ̯r"
    }
  ],
  "word": "maer"
}
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  "categories": [
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    "Welsh countable nouns",
    "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
    "Welsh lemmas",
    "Welsh masculine nouns",
    "Welsh nouns",
    "Welsh terms derived from Latin",
    "Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh",
    "Welsh terms derived from Old Welsh",
    "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Old Welsh",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic",
    "Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "maertref"
    },
    {
      "word": "maer biswail"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "maer"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh maer",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "owl",
        "3": "mair"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Welsh mair",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*maɨr"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *maɨr",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "māior",
        "t": "greater"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin māior (“greater”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "oco",
        "2": "mair"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Cornish mair",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "obt",
        "2": "mair"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Breton mair",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "maer"
      },
      "expansion": "Breton maer",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mga",
        "2": "máer"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Irish máer",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "maor"
      },
      "expansion": "Irish maor",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh maer, from Old Welsh mair, from Proto-Brythonic *maɨr, from Latin māior (“greater”). Cognate with Old Cornish mair, Old Breton mair, Breton maer, Middle Irish máer, Irish maor.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "meiri",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maer",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-radical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "faer",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-soft"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "meiri"
      },
      "expansion": "maer m (plural meiri)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mayor, the head of a modern township"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mayor",
          "mayor"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Welsh terms with historical senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mayor, the steward of a royal court"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mayor",
          "mayor"
        ],
        [
          "steward",
          "steward"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical) mayor, the steward of a royal court"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/maːɨ̯r/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mai̯r/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aːɨ̯r"
    }
  ],
  "word": "maer"
}
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  "path": [
    "maer"
  ],
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  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "maer",
  "trace": ""
}

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  ],
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  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "maer",
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}

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}

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