"meddai" meaning in Welsh

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Verb

IPA: /ˈmɛðai̯/ [North-Wales, standard], /ˈmɛðɛ/ [North-Wales, colloquial], /ˈmɛða/ [North-Wales, colloquial], /ˈmeːðai̯/ [South-Wales, standard], /ˈmɛðai̯/ [South-Wales, standard], /ˈmeːðɛ/ [South-Wales, colloquial], /ˈmɛðɛ/ [South-Wales, colloquial] Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], meddai [error-unrecognized-form], feddai [soft]
Head templates: {{head|cy|verb|defective|cat2=defective verbs}} meddai (defective) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. says, say, said Tags: defective Synonyms: ebe, ebra, dweud
    Sense id: en-meddai-cy-verb-6lY8Lx31 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meddai",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "feddai",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "defective",
        "cat2": "defective verbs"
      },
      "expansion": "meddai (defective)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "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": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The passport service has 'let people down' and the UK government must tackle the problem, a Conservative Assembly Member says [or has said].",
          "ref": "2014 July 11, “Gwasanaeth pasport yn 'siomi' pobl meddai AS”, in BBC Cymru Fyw:",
          "text": "Mae'r gwasanaeth pasport wedi 'siomi pobl' ac mae angen i Lywodraeth Prydain daclo'r broblem meddai Aelod Seneddol Ceidwadol.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "english": "\"Too much of anything is not good,\" they say, but is that true for books?",
          "ref": "2013 May 21, Vaughan Roderick, “Dy iaith ar ein hysgwyddau megis pwn”, in BBC Cymru Fyw:",
          "text": "\"Gormod o ddim nid yw'n dda\" meddai nhw, ond ydy hynny'n wir am lyfrau?",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "english": "\"Only a complete service can reflect and celebrate the life of the nation,\" he said.",
          "ref": "2012 August 9, “'Dyfodol S4C yn gyffrous' meddai Prif Weithredwr y sianel”, in BBC Cymru Fyw:",
          "text": "\"Dim ond gwasanaeth cyflawn fedr adlewyrchu a dathlu bywyd y genedl,\" meddai.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "says, say, said"
      ],
      "id": "en-meddai-cy-verb-6lY8Lx31",
      "links": [
        [
          "says",
          "says"
        ],
        [
          "say",
          "say"
        ],
        [
          "said",
          "said"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ebe"
        },
        {
          "word": "ebra"
        },
        {
          "word": "dweud"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "defective"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɛðai̯/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɛðɛ/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɛða/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmeːðai̯/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɛðai̯/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmeːðɛ/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɛðɛ/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "meddai"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meddai",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "feddai",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "defective",
        "cat2": "defective verbs"
      },
      "expansion": "meddai (defective)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Welsh defective verbs",
        "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
        "Welsh lemmas",
        "Welsh terms with quotations",
        "Welsh verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The passport service has 'let people down' and the UK government must tackle the problem, a Conservative Assembly Member says [or has said].",
          "ref": "2014 July 11, “Gwasanaeth pasport yn 'siomi' pobl meddai AS”, in BBC Cymru Fyw:",
          "text": "Mae'r gwasanaeth pasport wedi 'siomi pobl' ac mae angen i Lywodraeth Prydain daclo'r broblem meddai Aelod Seneddol Ceidwadol.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "english": "\"Too much of anything is not good,\" they say, but is that true for books?",
          "ref": "2013 May 21, Vaughan Roderick, “Dy iaith ar ein hysgwyddau megis pwn”, in BBC Cymru Fyw:",
          "text": "\"Gormod o ddim nid yw'n dda\" meddai nhw, ond ydy hynny'n wir am lyfrau?",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "english": "\"Only a complete service can reflect and celebrate the life of the nation,\" he said.",
          "ref": "2012 August 9, “'Dyfodol S4C yn gyffrous' meddai Prif Weithredwr y sianel”, in BBC Cymru Fyw:",
          "text": "\"Dim ond gwasanaeth cyflawn fedr adlewyrchu a dathlu bywyd y genedl,\" meddai.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "says, say, said"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "says",
          "says"
        ],
        [
          "say",
          "say"
        ],
        [
          "said",
          "said"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ebe"
        },
        {
          "word": "ebra"
        },
        {
          "word": "dweud"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "defective"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɛðai̯/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɛðɛ/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɛða/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmeːðai̯/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɛðai̯/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmeːðɛ/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɛðɛ/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "meddai"
}

Download raw JSONL data for meddai meaning in Welsh (2.4kB)

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