"sawr" meaning in Welsh

See sawr in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /sau̯r/ Forms: sawrau [plural], sawyr [alternative], safwr [alternative], safwyr [alternative]
Rhymes: -au̯r Etymology: Middle Welsh safwyr, sawr, from Middle English savour, itself from Old French savor, savour. Etymology templates: {{inh|cy|wlm|safwyr}} Middle Welsh safwyr, {{der|cy|enm|savour}} Middle English savour, {{der|cy|fro|savor}} Old French savor Head templates: {{cy-noun|mf|au}} sawr m or f (plural sawrau, not mutable)
  1. smell, odour, scent Tags: feminine, masculine, not-mutable Synonyms: arogl, arwynt
    Sense id: en-sawr-cy-noun-jFOMkGkN Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header, Smell Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 20 14 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 75 10 7 9 Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 59 11 15 15 Disambiguation of Smell: 39 13 5 43
  2. stench, stink Tags: feminine, masculine, not-mutable Synonyms: arogl, arwynt
    Sense id: en-sawr-cy-noun-9RRGQtLB Categories (other): Smell Disambiguation of Smell: 39 13 5 43
  3. (physiology) taste Tags: feminine, masculine, not-mutable Synonyms: blas, archwaeth
    Sense id: en-sawr-cy-noun-gU5rzEFn Categories (other): Physiology Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences
  4. (physiology) sense of smell Tags: feminine, masculine, not-mutable Synonyms: arogl
    Sense id: en-sawr-cy-noun-v4yaLF~R Categories (other): Physiology, Senses, Smell Disambiguation of Senses: 30 18 13 39 Disambiguation of Smell: 39 13 5 43 Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: di-sawr (english: odourless), drycsawr (english: stench), helyg sawr (english: sweet willow), persawr (english: fragrance), sawr neinon (english: garden mignonette), sawr y fynwent (english: pink, Dianthus plumarius), sawrus (english: tasty) Derived forms (from sawyr): sewyrllys (english: savory)
Disambiguation of 'from sawyr': 38 4 33 24
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      "english": "odourless",
      "translation": "odourless",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "stench",
      "translation": "stench",
      "word": "drycsawr"
    },
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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      "translation": "tasty",
      "word": "sawrus"
    },
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      "_dis1": "38 4 33 24",
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    }
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    ],
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    ],
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "sawyr",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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        "alternative"
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          "odour",
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        ],
        [
          "scent",
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        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "arogl"
        },
        {
          "word": "arwynt"
        }
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      "tags": [
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          "stink"
        ]
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        "(physiology) taste"
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          "word": "blas"
        },
        {
          "word": "archwaeth"
        }
      ],
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        "masculine",
        "not-mutable"
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        "physiology",
        "sciences"
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          "sense",
          "sense"
        ],
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          "smell",
          "smell"
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        "masculine",
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        "sciences"
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sau̯r/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-au̯r"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sawr"
}
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    "Welsh lemmas",
    "Welsh masculine nouns",
    "Welsh non-mutable terms",
    "Welsh nouns",
    "Welsh nouns with multiple genders",
    "Welsh nouns with red links in their headword lines",
    "Welsh terms derived from Middle English",
    "Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh",
    "Welsh terms derived from Old French",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh",
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    {
      "english": "odourless",
      "translation": "odourless",
      "word": "di-sawr"
    },
    {
      "english": "stench",
      "translation": "stench",
      "word": "drycsawr"
    },
    {
      "english": "sweet willow",
      "translation": "sweet willow",
      "word": "helyg sawr"
    },
    {
      "english": "fragrance",
      "translation": "fragrance",
      "word": "persawr"
    },
    {
      "english": "garden mignonette",
      "translation": "garden mignonette",
      "word": "sawr neinon"
    },
    {
      "english": "pink, Dianthus plumarius",
      "translation": "pink, Dianthus plumarius",
      "word": "sawr y fynwent"
    },
    {
      "english": "tasty",
      "translation": "tasty",
      "word": "sawrus"
    },
    {
      "english": "savory",
      "sense": "from sawyr",
      "translation": "savory",
      "word": "sewyrllys"
    }
  ],
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    ],
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    ],
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      "savour",
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Middle Welsh safwyr, sawr, from Middle English savour, itself from Old French savor, savour.",
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      "form": "sawrau",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sawyr",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "safwr",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "safwyr",
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        "alternative"
      ]
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      },
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "smell, odour, scent"
      ],
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          "odour",
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        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "arogl"
        },
        {
          "word": "arwynt"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "not-mutable"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "stench, stink"
      ],
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        [
          "stench",
          "stench"
        ],
        [
          "stink",
          "stink"
        ]
      ],
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          "word": "arogl"
        },
        {
          "word": "arwynt"
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          "taste",
          "taste"
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      ],
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          "word": "blas"
        },
        {
          "word": "archwaeth"
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        "masculine",
        "not-mutable"
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        "physiology",
        "sciences"
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        [
          "physiology",
          "physiology"
        ],
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          "sense",
          "sense"
        ],
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          "smell",
          "smell"
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      ],
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        {
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        "feminine",
        "masculine",
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        "medicine",
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        "sciences"
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sau̯r/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-au̯r"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sawr"
}

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