"prif" meaning in Welsh

See prif in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /priːv/ Forms: prif [feminine, singular], prifion [plural]
Rhymes: -iːv Etymology: From Middle Welsh prif, from Proto-Brythonic *priβ̃, borrowed from Latin prīmus. Etymology templates: {{inh|cy|wlm|prif}} Middle Welsh prif, {{inh|cy|cel-bry-pro|*priβ̃}} Proto-Brythonic *priβ̃, {{der|cy|la|prīmus}} Latin prīmus Head templates: {{cy-adj|-|pl=prifion}} prif (feminine singular prif, plural prifion, not comparable)
  1. principal, prime, main, major, chief, head, foremost, supreme, best, (most) excellent, fine, great, special; capital (of letter) Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-prif-cy-adj-8pZEVMUM
  2. primitive, ancient, early, earliest, first (in chronological order) Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-prif-cy-adj-TW7IrNG3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: prif-

Noun

IPA: /priːv/ Forms: prifiau [plural], prifion [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], prif [error-unrecognized-form], brif [soft], mhrif [error-unrecognized-form], phrif [error-unrecognized-form]
Rhymes: -iːv Etymology: From Middle Welsh prif, from Proto-Brythonic *priβ̃, borrowed from Latin prīmus. Etymology templates: {{inh|cy|wlm|prif}} Middle Welsh prif, {{inh|cy|cel-bry-pro|*priβ̃}} Proto-Brythonic *priβ̃, {{der|cy|la|prīmus}} Latin prīmus Head templates: {{cy-noun|m|prifiau|pl2=prifion}} prif m (plural prifiau or prifion) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. chief, chieftain, lord, master, leader, (most) important person, man, hero Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-prif-cy-noun-UtIB6HU3
  2. prime (of the moon) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-prif-cy-noun-tAIgIeT1
  3. golden number Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-prif-cy-noun-MetWm5Aj
  4. (astronomy) (primary) planet Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-prif-cy-noun-T66BqXyo Categories (other): Astronomy, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 3 12 5 14 45 5 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 4 11 4 13 53 4 4 Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 15 17 13 2 16 33 2 2 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
  5. principal (sum of money), capital Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-prif-cy-noun-shvflWP3
  6. prime (of life) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-prif-cy-noun-MdfoBfZY

Inflected forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "prif-"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "prif"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh prif",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*priβ̃"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *priβ̃",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "prīmus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin prīmus",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh prif, from Proto-Brythonic *priβ̃, borrowed from Latin prīmus.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "prif",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "prifion",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-",
        "pl": "prifion"
      },
      "expansion": "prif (feminine singular prif, plural prifion, not comparable)",
      "name": "cy-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "principal, prime, main, major, chief, head, foremost, supreme, best, (most) excellent, fine, great, special; capital (of letter)"
      ],
      "id": "en-prif-cy-adj-8pZEVMUM",
      "links": [
        [
          "principal",
          "principal"
        ],
        [
          "prime",
          "prime"
        ],
        [
          "main",
          "main"
        ],
        [
          "major",
          "major"
        ],
        [
          "chief",
          "chief"
        ],
        [
          "head",
          "head"
        ],
        [
          "foremost",
          "foremost"
        ],
        [
          "supreme",
          "supreme"
        ],
        [
          "best",
          "best"
        ],
        [
          "excellent",
          "excellent"
        ],
        [
          "fine",
          "fine"
        ],
        [
          "great",
          "great"
        ],
        [
          "special",
          "special"
        ],
        [
          "capital",
          "capital"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "primitive, ancient, early, earliest, first (in chronological order)"
      ],
      "id": "en-prif-cy-adj-TW7IrNG3",
      "links": [
        [
          "primitive",
          "primitive"
        ],
        [
          "ancient",
          "ancient"
        ],
        [
          "early",
          "early"
        ],
        [
          "earliest",
          "earliest"
        ],
        [
          "first",
          "first"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/priːv/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːv"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "pryf stripped-by-parse_pron_post_template_fn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "prif"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "prif"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh prif",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*priβ̃"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *priβ̃",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "prīmus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin prīmus",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh prif, from Proto-Brythonic *priβ̃, borrowed from Latin prīmus.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "prifiau",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "prifion",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "prif",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "brif",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mhrif",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "phrif",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "prifiau",
        "pl2": "prifion"
      },
      "expansion": "prif m (plural prifiau or prifion)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "chief, chieftain, lord, master, leader, (most) important person, man, hero"
      ],
      "id": "en-prif-cy-noun-UtIB6HU3",
      "links": [
        [
          "chief",
          "chief"
        ],
        [
          "chieftain",
          "chieftain"
        ],
        [
          "lord",
          "lord"
        ],
        [
          "master",
          "master"
        ],
        [
          "leader",
          "leader"
        ],
        [
          "important",
          "important"
        ],
        [
          "hero",
          "hero"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "prime (of the moon)"
      ],
      "id": "en-prif-cy-noun-tAIgIeT1",
      "links": [
        [
          "prime",
          "prime"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "golden number"
      ],
      "id": "en-prif-cy-noun-MetWm5Aj",
      "links": [
        [
          "golden number",
          "golden number"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "cy",
          "name": "Astronomy",
          "orig": "cy:Astronomy",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 3 12 5 14 45 5 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 4 11 4 13 53 4 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 17 13 2 16 33 2 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "(primary) planet"
      ],
      "id": "en-prif-cy-noun-T66BqXyo",
      "links": [
        [
          "astronomy",
          "astronomy"
        ],
        [
          "planet",
          "planet"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(astronomy) (primary) planet"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "astronomy",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "principal (sum of money), capital"
      ],
      "id": "en-prif-cy-noun-shvflWP3",
      "links": [
        [
          "principal",
          "principal"
        ],
        [
          "capital",
          "capital"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "prime (of life)"
      ],
      "id": "en-prif-cy-noun-MdfoBfZY",
      "links": [
        [
          "prime",
          "prime"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/priːv/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːv"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "pryf stripped-by-parse_pron_post_template_fn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "prif"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Welsh/iːv",
    "Rhymes:Welsh/iːv/1 syllable",
    "Welsh adjectives",
    "Welsh countable nouns",
    "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
    "Welsh lemmas",
    "Welsh masculine nouns",
    "Welsh nouns",
    "Welsh terms derived from Latin",
    "Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh",
    "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic",
    "Welsh terms with homophones",
    "Welsh uncomparable adjectives"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "prif-"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "prif"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh prif",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*priβ̃"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *priβ̃",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "prīmus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin prīmus",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh prif, from Proto-Brythonic *priβ̃, borrowed from Latin prīmus.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "prif",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "prifion",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-",
        "pl": "prifion"
      },
      "expansion": "prif (feminine singular prif, plural prifion, not comparable)",
      "name": "cy-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "principal, prime, main, major, chief, head, foremost, supreme, best, (most) excellent, fine, great, special; capital (of letter)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "principal",
          "principal"
        ],
        [
          "prime",
          "prime"
        ],
        [
          "main",
          "main"
        ],
        [
          "major",
          "major"
        ],
        [
          "chief",
          "chief"
        ],
        [
          "head",
          "head"
        ],
        [
          "foremost",
          "foremost"
        ],
        [
          "supreme",
          "supreme"
        ],
        [
          "best",
          "best"
        ],
        [
          "excellent",
          "excellent"
        ],
        [
          "fine",
          "fine"
        ],
        [
          "great",
          "great"
        ],
        [
          "special",
          "special"
        ],
        [
          "capital",
          "capital"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "primitive, ancient, early, earliest, first (in chronological order)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "primitive",
          "primitive"
        ],
        [
          "ancient",
          "ancient"
        ],
        [
          "early",
          "early"
        ],
        [
          "earliest",
          "earliest"
        ],
        [
          "first",
          "first"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/priːv/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːv"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "pryf stripped-by-parse_pron_post_template_fn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "prif"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Welsh/iːv",
    "Rhymes:Welsh/iːv/1 syllable",
    "Welsh adjectives",
    "Welsh countable nouns",
    "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
    "Welsh lemmas",
    "Welsh masculine nouns",
    "Welsh nouns",
    "Welsh terms derived from Latin",
    "Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh",
    "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic",
    "Welsh terms with homophones",
    "Welsh uncomparable adjectives"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "prif"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh prif",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*priβ̃"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *priβ̃",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "prīmus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin prīmus",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh prif, from Proto-Brythonic *priβ̃, borrowed from Latin prīmus.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "prifiau",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "prifion",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "prif",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "brif",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mhrif",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "phrif",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "prifiau",
        "pl2": "prifion"
      },
      "expansion": "prif m (plural prifiau or prifion)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "chief, chieftain, lord, master, leader, (most) important person, man, hero"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "chief",
          "chief"
        ],
        [
          "chieftain",
          "chieftain"
        ],
        [
          "lord",
          "lord"
        ],
        [
          "master",
          "master"
        ],
        [
          "leader",
          "leader"
        ],
        [
          "important",
          "important"
        ],
        [
          "hero",
          "hero"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "prime (of the moon)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "prime",
          "prime"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "golden number"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "golden number",
          "golden number"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "cy:Astronomy"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "(primary) planet"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "astronomy",
          "astronomy"
        ],
        [
          "planet",
          "planet"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(astronomy) (primary) planet"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "astronomy",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "principal (sum of money), capital"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "principal",
          "principal"
        ],
        [
          "capital",
          "capital"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "prime (of life)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "prime",
          "prime"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/priːv/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːv"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "pryf stripped-by-parse_pron_post_template_fn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "prif"
}

Download raw JSONL data for prif meaning in Welsh (4.9kB)

{
  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: prif/Welsh 'radical' base_tags=set()",
  "path": [
    "prif"
  ],
  "section": "Welsh",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "prif",
  "trace": ""
}

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

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

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Welsh dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-01-03 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-01-01 using wiktextract (96027d6 and 9905b1f). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.