"pigfain" meaning in Welsh

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈpɪɡvai̯n/
Etymology: From pig (“prick, spike”) + main (“slender, narrow”). Etymology templates: {{compound|cy|pig|main|t1=prick, spike|t2=slender, narrow}} pig (“prick, spike”) + main (“slender, narrow”) Head templates: {{cy-adj|mwy|pl=pigfeinion}} pigfain (feminine singular pigfain, plural pigfeinion, equative mor bigfain, comparative mwy pigfain, superlative mwyaf pigfain) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}} Forms: pigfain [feminine, singular], pigfeinion [plural], mor bigfain [equative], mwy pigfain [comparative], mwyaf pigfain [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], pigfain [error-unrecognized-form], bigfain [soft], mhigfain [error-unrecognized-form], phigfain [error-unrecognized-form]
  1. slender-billed, slender-beaked
    Sense id: en-pigfain-cy-adj-OmNYLAgu
  2. tapered, pointy Synonyms: blaenfain, blaenllym, miniog
    Sense id: en-pigfain-cy-adj-m2H-XT51 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 52 0 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 76 0 10 Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 8 60 2 29
  3. sharp Synonyms: pigog, cethrog, colynnog
    Sense id: en-pigfain-cy-adj-Yy6TAjiG
  4. conical Synonyms: conigol
    Sense id: en-pigfain-cy-adj-kyKlq2d7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: morfil pigfain (english: minke whale), tŵr pigfain (english: pyramid)
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "minke whale",
      "translation": "minke whale",
      "word": "morfil pigfain"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "pyramid",
      "translation": "pyramid",
      "word": "tŵr pigfain"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "pig",
        "3": "main",
        "t1": "prick, spike",
        "t2": "slender, narrow"
      },
      "expansion": "pig (“prick, spike”) + main (“slender, narrow”)",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From pig (“prick, spike”) + main (“slender, narrow”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pigfain",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pigfeinion",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mor bigfain",
      "tags": [
        "equative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwy pigfain",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwyaf pigfain",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pigfain",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bigfain",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mhigfain",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "phigfain",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mwy",
        "pl": "pigfeinion"
      },
      "expansion": "pigfain (feminine singular pigfain, plural pigfeinion, equative mor bigfain, comparative mwy pigfain, superlative mwyaf pigfain)",
      "name": "cy-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "pigbraff"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "slender-billed, slender-beaked"
      ],
      "id": "en-pigfain-cy-adj-OmNYLAgu",
      "links": [
        [
          "slender",
          "slender"
        ],
        [
          "billed",
          "billed"
        ],
        [
          "slender",
          "slender"
        ],
        [
          "beaked",
          "beaked"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "32 52 0 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 76 0 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 60 2 29",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tapered, pointy"
      ],
      "id": "en-pigfain-cy-adj-m2H-XT51",
      "links": [
        [
          "tapered",
          "tapered"
        ],
        [
          "pointy",
          "pointy"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "blaenfain"
        },
        {
          "word": "blaenllym"
        },
        {
          "word": "miniog"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sharp"
      ],
      "id": "en-pigfain-cy-adj-Yy6TAjiG",
      "links": [
        [
          "sharp",
          "sharp"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "pigog"
        },
        {
          "word": "cethrog"
        },
        {
          "word": "colynnog"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "conical"
      ],
      "id": "en-pigfain-cy-adj-kyKlq2d7",
      "links": [
        [
          "conical",
          "conical"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "conigol"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɪɡvai̯n/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pigfain"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Welsh adjectives",
    "Welsh adjectives with red links in their headword lines",
    "Welsh compound terms",
    "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
    "Welsh lemmas"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "minke whale",
      "translation": "minke whale",
      "word": "morfil pigfain"
    },
    {
      "english": "pyramid",
      "translation": "pyramid",
      "word": "tŵr pigfain"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "pig",
        "3": "main",
        "t1": "prick, spike",
        "t2": "slender, narrow"
      },
      "expansion": "pig (“prick, spike”) + main (“slender, narrow”)",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From pig (“prick, spike”) + main (“slender, narrow”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pigfain",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pigfeinion",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mor bigfain",
      "tags": [
        "equative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwy pigfain",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwyaf pigfain",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pigfain",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bigfain",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mhigfain",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "phigfain",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mwy",
        "pl": "pigfeinion"
      },
      "expansion": "pigfain (feminine singular pigfain, plural pigfeinion, equative mor bigfain, comparative mwy pigfain, superlative mwyaf pigfain)",
      "name": "cy-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "pigbraff"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "slender-billed, slender-beaked"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "slender",
          "slender"
        ],
        [
          "billed",
          "billed"
        ],
        [
          "slender",
          "slender"
        ],
        [
          "beaked",
          "beaked"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "tapered, pointy"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tapered",
          "tapered"
        ],
        [
          "pointy",
          "pointy"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "blaenfain"
        },
        {
          "word": "blaenllym"
        },
        {
          "word": "miniog"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sharp"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sharp",
          "sharp"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "pigog"
        },
        {
          "word": "cethrog"
        },
        {
          "word": "colynnog"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "conical"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "conical",
          "conical"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "conigol"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɪɡvai̯n/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pigfain"
}

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