"nyth" meaning in Welsh

See nyth in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /nɨːθ/ [North-Wales], /niːθ/ [South-Wales] Forms: nythod [plural], nŷth [alternative, obsolete]
Rhymes: -ɨːθ Etymology: From Middle Welsh nyth, from Proto-Brythonic *nɨθ, from Proto-Celtic *nizdos, from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós. Etymology templates: {{der|cy|wlm|nyth}} Middle Welsh nyth, {{inh|cy|cel-bry-pro|*nɨθ}} Proto-Brythonic *nɨθ, {{inh|cy|cel-pro|*nizdos}} Proto-Celtic *nizdos, {{inh|cy|ine-pro|*nisdós}} Proto-Indo-European *nisdós Head templates: {{cy-noun|f|nythod|g2=m}} nyth f or m (plural nythod, not mutable)
  1. nest Tags: feminine, masculine, not-mutable Derived forms: nyth cacwn (english: hornets' nest), nyth cwhwrw (english: mare's nest), nythaid (english: nestful), nythfa (english: nesting-place), nythu (english: to nest)

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "nyth"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh nyth",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*nɨθ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *nɨθ",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*nizdos"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *nizdos",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*nisdós"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *nisdós",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh nyth, from Proto-Brythonic *nɨθ, from Proto-Celtic *nizdos, from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nythod",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nŷth",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "nythod",
        "g2": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "nyth f or m (plural nythod, not mutable)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 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",
          "langcode": "cy",
          "name": "Animal dwellings",
          "orig": "cy:Animal dwellings",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "hornets' nest",
          "translation": "hornets' nest",
          "word": "nyth cacwn"
        },
        {
          "english": "mare's nest",
          "translation": "mare's nest",
          "word": "nyth cwhwrw"
        },
        {
          "english": "nestful",
          "translation": "nestful",
          "word": "nythaid"
        },
        {
          "english": "nesting-place",
          "translation": "nesting-place",
          "word": "nythfa"
        },
        {
          "english": "to nest",
          "translation": "to nest",
          "word": "nythu"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "nest"
      ],
      "id": "en-nyth-cy-noun-de8uMpvb",
      "links": [
        [
          "nest",
          "nest"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "not-mutable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/nɨːθ/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/niːθ/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɨːθ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nyth"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "hornets' nest",
      "translation": "hornets' nest",
      "word": "nyth cacwn"
    },
    {
      "english": "mare's nest",
      "translation": "mare's nest",
      "word": "nyth cwhwrw"
    },
    {
      "english": "nestful",
      "translation": "nestful",
      "word": "nythaid"
    },
    {
      "english": "nesting-place",
      "translation": "nesting-place",
      "word": "nythfa"
    },
    {
      "english": "to nest",
      "translation": "to nest",
      "word": "nythu"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "nyth"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh nyth",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*nɨθ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *nɨθ",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*nizdos"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *nizdos",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*nisdós"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *nisdós",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh nyth, from Proto-Brythonic *nɨθ, from Proto-Celtic *nizdos, from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nythod",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nŷth",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "nythod",
        "g2": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "nyth f or m (plural nythod, not mutable)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Welsh/ɨːθ",
        "Rhymes:Welsh/ɨːθ/1 syllable",
        "Welsh countable nouns",
        "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
        "Welsh feminine nouns",
        "Welsh lemmas",
        "Welsh masculine nouns",
        "Welsh non-mutable terms",
        "Welsh nouns",
        "Welsh nouns with multiple genders",
        "Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh",
        "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:Animal dwellings"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "nest"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "nest",
          "nest"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "not-mutable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/nɨːθ/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/niːθ/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɨːθ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nyth"
}

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