"sil" meaning in Welsh

See sil in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /siːl/ Forms: silod [plural]
Rhymes: -iːl Etymology: Borrowed from Old Irish síl (“seed; semen; offspring”). Etymology templates: {{der|cy|sga|síl|t=seed; semen; offspring}} Old Irish síl (“seed; semen; offspring”) Head templates: {{cy-noun|m|silod}} sil m (plural silod, not mutable)
  1. fry (of fish, especially salmon, trout or minnow) Tags: masculine, not-mutable
    Sense id: en-sil-cy-noun-iOf2-BNr Categories (other): Fish Disambiguation of Fish: 51 49
  2. spawn (of fish, frogs, etc.) Tags: masculine, not-mutable
    Sense id: en-sil-cy-noun-0hTuKa0t Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header, Fish Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of Fish: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: silio, silyn
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "silio"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "silyn"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "síl",
        "t": "seed; semen; offspring"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish síl (“seed; semen; offspring”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Old Irish síl (“seed; semen; offspring”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "silod",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "silod"
      },
      "expansion": "sil m (plural silod, not mutable)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "51 49",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "cy",
          "name": "Fish",
          "orig": "cy:Fish",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fry (of fish, especially salmon, trout or minnow)"
      ],
      "id": "en-sil-cy-noun-iOf2-BNr",
      "links": [
        [
          "fry",
          "fry"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "not-mutable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "28 72",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "51 49",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "cy",
          "name": "Fish",
          "orig": "cy:Fish",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "spawn (of fish, frogs, etc.)"
      ],
      "id": "en-sil-cy-noun-0hTuKa0t",
      "links": [
        [
          "spawn",
          "spawn"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "not-mutable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/siːl/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sil"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 19 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Welsh/iːl",
    "Rhymes:Welsh/iːl/1 syllable",
    "Welsh countable nouns",
    "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
    "Welsh lemmas",
    "Welsh masculine nouns",
    "Welsh non-mutable terms",
    "Welsh nouns",
    "Welsh nouns with red links in their headword lines",
    "Welsh terms derived from Old Irish",
    "cy:Fish"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "silio"
    },
    {
      "word": "silyn"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "síl",
        "t": "seed; semen; offspring"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish síl (“seed; semen; offspring”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Old Irish síl (“seed; semen; offspring”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "silod",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "silod"
      },
      "expansion": "sil m (plural silod, not mutable)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fry (of fish, especially salmon, trout or minnow)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fry",
          "fry"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "not-mutable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "spawn (of fish, frogs, etc.)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spawn",
          "spawn"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "not-mutable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/siːl/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sil"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Welsh dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-05 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-06-01 using wiktextract (5ee713e and f1c2b61). 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.

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