"nesu" meaning in Welsh

See nesu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈnɛsɨ̞/ [North-Wales], /ˈnɛsi/ [South-Wales] Forms: nesaf [first-person, present, singular], nesyd [alternative]
Etymology: nes (“nearer”) + -u. Etymology templates: {{af|cy|nes|-u|t1=nearer}} nes (“nearer”) + -u Head templates: {{cy-verb|nes}} nesu (first-person singular present nesaf, not mutable)
  1. (intransitive, with at) to draw near, to approach Tags: intransitive, not-mutable Synonyms: nesáu, agosáu, dynesu Derived forms: nesu hwnt (english: to stand back, to make way)
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "nes",
        "3": "-u",
        "t1": "nearer"
      },
      "expansion": "nes (“nearer”) + -u",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "nes (“nearer”) + -u.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nesaf",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nesyd",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nes"
      },
      "expansion": "nesu (first-person singular present nesaf, not mutable)",
      "name": "cy-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 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",
          "name": "Welsh terms suffixed with -u",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "to stand back, to make way",
          "translation": "to stand back, to make way",
          "word": "nesu hwnt"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to draw near, to approach"
      ],
      "id": "en-nesu-cy-verb-SIMj8Jn1",
      "links": [
        [
          "at",
          "at#Welsh"
        ],
        [
          "draw near",
          "draw near"
        ],
        [
          "approach",
          "approach"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive, with at) to draw near, to approach"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "with at"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "nesáu"
        },
        {
          "word": "agosáu"
        },
        {
          "word": "dynesu"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive",
        "not-mutable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnɛsɨ̞/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnɛsi/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "nesu"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "to stand back, to make way",
      "translation": "to stand back, to make way",
      "word": "nesu hwnt"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "nes",
        "3": "-u",
        "t1": "nearer"
      },
      "expansion": "nes (“nearer”) + -u",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "nes (“nearer”) + -u.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nesaf",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nesyd",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nes"
      },
      "expansion": "nesu (first-person singular present nesaf, not mutable)",
      "name": "cy-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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        "Pages with 4 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
        "Welsh intransitive verbs",
        "Welsh lemmas",
        "Welsh non-mutable terms",
        "Welsh terms suffixed with -u",
        "Welsh verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to draw near, to approach"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "at",
          "at#Welsh"
        ],
        [
          "draw near",
          "draw near"
        ],
        [
          "approach",
          "approach"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive, with at) to draw near, to approach"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "with at"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "nesáu"
        },
        {
          "word": "agosáu"
        },
        {
          "word": "dynesu"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive",
        "not-mutable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnɛsɨ̞/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnɛsi/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "nesu"
}

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