"morwyn" meaning in Welsh

See morwyn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɔrʊɨ̯n/ [North-Wales], /ˈmoːrʊi̯n/ [South-Wales], /ˈmɔrʊi̯n/ [South-Wales] Forms: morynion [plural], morwynion [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], morwyn [error-unrecognized-form], forwyn [soft]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Brythonic *moruɨn, from Proto-Celtic *morignā (compare Old Cornish moroin), from Proto-Indo-European *méryos (“boy, girl”) (compare Latin marītus (“husband”), Ancient Greek μεῖραξ (meîrax, “girl, boy”), Sanskrit मर्य (márya, “young man; foal”)). Related to merch. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|cy|cel-bry-pro|*moruɨn|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Brythonic *moruɨn, {{inh+|cy|cel-bry-pro|*moruɨn}} Inherited from Proto-Brythonic *moruɨn, {{inh|cy|cel-pro|*morignā}} Proto-Celtic *morignā, {{cog|oco|moroin}} Old Cornish moroin, {{inh|cy|ine-pro|*méryos||boy, girl}} Proto-Indo-European *méryos (“boy, girl”), {{cog|la|marītus||husband}} Latin marītus (“husband”), {{cog|grc|μεῖραξ||girl, boy}} Ancient Greek μεῖραξ (meîrax, “girl, boy”), {{cog|sa|मर्य||young man; foal|tr=márya}} Sanskrit मर्य (márya, “young man; foal”) Head templates: {{cy-noun|f|morynion|pl2=morwynion}} morwyn f (plural morynion or morwynion) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. maiden, maid, virgin Tags: feminine Synonyms: gwyryf
    Sense id: en-morwyn-cy-noun--Xayhd5H
  2. bridesmaid Tags: feminine Synonyms: morwyn briodas
    Sense id: en-morwyn-cy-noun-ixie2gRg Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header, Occupations Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 28 66 6 Disambiguation of Occupations: 35 52 13
  3. barmaid Tags: feminine Synonyms: barforwyn
    Sense id: en-morwyn-cy-noun-ipXFJhfE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: barforwyn (english: barmaid), Y Forwyn (english: Virgo), morwyn briodas (english: bridesmaid)
Categories (other): Female Disambiguation of Female: 0 0 0
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      "kind": "other",
      "langcode": "cy",
      "name": "Female",
      "orig": "cy:Female",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w+disamb"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "barmaid",
      "translation": "barmaid",
      "word": "barforwyn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "Virgo",
      "translation": "Virgo",
      "word": "Y Forwyn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "bridesmaid",
      "translation": "bridesmaid",
      "word": "morwyn briodas"
    }
  ],
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      },
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    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
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        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
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    {
      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
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        "4": "",
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      },
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        "1": "la",
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        "3": "",
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      },
      "expansion": "Latin marītus (“husband”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
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        "1": "grc",
        "2": "μεῖραξ",
        "3": "",
        "4": "girl, boy"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek μεῖραξ (meîrax, “girl, boy”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "मर्य",
        "3": "",
        "4": "young man; foal",
        "tr": "márya"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit मर्य (márya, “young man; foal”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "morynion",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "morwynion",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "morwyn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forwyn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "morynion",
        "pl2": "morwynion"
      },
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      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "maiden, maid, virgin"
      ],
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        [
          "maiden",
          "maiden"
        ],
        [
          "maid",
          "maid"
        ],
        [
          "virgin",
          "virgin"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "gwyryf"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "28 66 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "35 52 13",
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          "langcode": "cy",
          "name": "Occupations",
          "orig": "cy:Occupations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bridesmaid"
      ],
      "id": "en-morwyn-cy-noun-ixie2gRg",
      "links": [
        [
          "bridesmaid",
          "bridesmaid"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "morwyn briodas"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "barmaid"
      ],
      "id": "en-morwyn-cy-noun-ipXFJhfE",
      "links": [
        [
          "barmaid",
          "barmaid"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "barforwyn"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɔrʊɨ̯n/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmoːrʊi̯n/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɔrʊi̯n/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "morwyn"
}
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    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Welsh countable nouns",
    "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
    "Welsh feminine nouns",
    "Welsh lemmas",
    "Welsh nouns",
    "Welsh nouns with red links in their headword lines",
    "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic",
    "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "cy:Female",
    "cy:Occupations"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "barmaid",
      "translation": "barmaid",
      "word": "barforwyn"
    },
    {
      "english": "Virgo",
      "translation": "Virgo",
      "word": "Y Forwyn"
    },
    {
      "english": "bridesmaid",
      "translation": "bridesmaid",
      "word": "morwyn briodas"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "i",
        "3": "I"
      },
      "expansion": "I",
      "name": "yesno"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
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    },
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *moruɨn",
      "name": "inh"
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      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*morignā"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *morignā",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "moroin"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Cornish moroin",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*méryos",
        "4": "",
        "5": "boy, girl"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *méryos (“boy, girl”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "marītus",
        "3": "",
        "4": "husband"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin marītus (“husband”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "μεῖραξ",
        "3": "",
        "4": "girl, boy"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek μεῖραξ (meîrax, “girl, boy”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "मर्य",
        "3": "",
        "4": "young man; foal",
        "tr": "márya"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit मर्य (márya, “young man; foal”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Proto-Brythonic *moruɨn, from Proto-Celtic *morignā (compare Old Cornish moroin), from Proto-Indo-European *méryos (“boy, girl”) (compare Latin marītus (“husband”), Ancient Greek μεῖραξ (meîrax, “girl, boy”), Sanskrit मर्य (márya, “young man; foal”)). Related to merch.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "morynion",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "morwynion",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "morwyn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forwyn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "morynion",
        "pl2": "morwynion"
      },
      "expansion": "morwyn f (plural morynion or morwynion)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
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      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "maiden, maid, virgin"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "maiden",
          "maiden"
        ],
        [
          "maid",
          "maid"
        ],
        [
          "virgin",
          "virgin"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "gwyryf"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bridesmaid"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bridesmaid",
          "bridesmaid"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "morwyn briodas"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "barmaid"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "barmaid",
          "barmaid"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "barforwyn"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɔrʊɨ̯n/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmoːrʊi̯n/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɔrʊi̯n/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "morwyn"
}

Download raw JSONL data for morwyn meaning in Welsh (3.7kB)

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  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: morwyn/Welsh 'radical' base_tags=set()",
  "path": [
    "morwyn"
  ],
  "section": "Welsh",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "morwyn",
  "trace": ""
}

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

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

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