"min" meaning in Welsh

See min in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /miːn/ Forms: minion [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], min [error-unrecognized-form], fin [soft]
Etymology: According to Stokes, from Proto-Celtic *maknā, *meknos, from Proto-Indo-European *mak-, *maks- (“bag, bellows, belly”), see also English maw. Etymology templates: {{der|cy|cel-pro|*maknā}} Proto-Celtic *maknā, {{der|cy|ine-pro|*mak-}} Proto-Indo-European *mak-, {{cog|en|maw}} English maw Head templates: {{head|cy|nouns|plural|minion|g=m}} min m (plural minion) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. point, sharp edge Tags: masculine Synonyms: ymyl, awch
    Sense id: en-min-cy-noun-9iG5jSK2
  2. edge, border, brim Tags: masculine Synonyms: ymyl, ochr, byl
    Sense id: en-min-cy-noun-chANO3Ih Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 4 92 4
  3. lip Tags: masculine Synonyms: gwefus
    Sense id: en-min-cy-noun-isHvU4HK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bod ar fin (english: to be on the point (of); to have an erection), min nos, min hwyr (english: twilight), minio (english: to sharpen, to whet), miniog (english: sharp, keen), minlliw (english: lipstick)

Inflected forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "to be on the point (of); to have an erection",
      "translation": "to be on the point (of); to have an erection",
      "word": "bod ar fin"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "min nos"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "twilight",
      "translation": "twilight",
      "word": "min hwyr"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "to sharpen, to whet",
      "translation": "to sharpen, to whet",
      "word": "minio"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "sharp, keen",
      "translation": "sharp, keen",
      "word": "miniog"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "lipstick",
      "translation": "lipstick",
      "word": "minlliw"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*maknā"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *maknā",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*mak-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *mak-",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "maw"
      },
      "expansion": "English maw",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "According to Stokes, from Proto-Celtic *maknā, *meknos, from Proto-Indo-European *mak-, *maks- (“bag, bellows, belly”), see also English maw.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "minion",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "min",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fin",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "nouns",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "minion",
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "min m (plural minion)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "point, sharp edge"
      ],
      "id": "en-min-cy-noun-9iG5jSK2",
      "links": [
        [
          "point",
          "point"
        ],
        [
          "sharp",
          "sharp"
        ],
        [
          "edge",
          "edge"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ymyl"
        },
        {
          "word": "awch"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "4 92 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "edge, border, brim"
      ],
      "id": "en-min-cy-noun-chANO3Ih",
      "links": [
        [
          "edge",
          "edge"
        ],
        [
          "border",
          "border"
        ],
        [
          "brim",
          "brim"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ymyl"
        },
        {
          "word": "ochr"
        },
        {
          "word": "byl"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "lip"
      ],
      "id": "en-min-cy-noun-isHvU4HK",
      "links": [
        [
          "lip",
          "lip"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "gwefus"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/miːn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "min"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 62 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
    "Welsh lemmas",
    "Welsh masculine nouns",
    "Welsh nouns",
    "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Indo-European"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "to be on the point (of); to have an erection",
      "translation": "to be on the point (of); to have an erection",
      "word": "bod ar fin"
    },
    {
      "word": "min nos"
    },
    {
      "english": "twilight",
      "translation": "twilight",
      "word": "min hwyr"
    },
    {
      "english": "to sharpen, to whet",
      "translation": "to sharpen, to whet",
      "word": "minio"
    },
    {
      "english": "sharp, keen",
      "translation": "sharp, keen",
      "word": "miniog"
    },
    {
      "english": "lipstick",
      "translation": "lipstick",
      "word": "minlliw"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*maknā"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *maknā",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*mak-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *mak-",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "maw"
      },
      "expansion": "English maw",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "According to Stokes, from Proto-Celtic *maknā, *meknos, from Proto-Indo-European *mak-, *maks- (“bag, bellows, belly”), see also English maw.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "minion",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "min",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fin",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "nouns",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "minion",
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "min m (plural minion)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "point, sharp edge"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "point",
          "point"
        ],
        [
          "sharp",
          "sharp"
        ],
        [
          "edge",
          "edge"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ymyl"
        },
        {
          "word": "awch"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "edge, border, brim"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "edge",
          "edge"
        ],
        [
          "border",
          "border"
        ],
        [
          "brim",
          "brim"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ymyl"
        },
        {
          "word": "ochr"
        },
        {
          "word": "byl"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "lip"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lip",
          "lip"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "gwefus"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/miːn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "min"
}

Download raw JSONL data for min meaning in Welsh (2.3kB)

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  "path": [
    "min"
  ],
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  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "min",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: min/Welsh 'nasal' base_tags={'error-unrecognized-form', 'soft'}",
  "path": [
    "min"
  ],
  "section": "Welsh",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "min",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: min/Welsh 'aspirate' base_tags={'error-unrecognized-form', 'soft'}",
  "path": [
    "min"
  ],
  "section": "Welsh",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "min",
  "trace": ""
}

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