"sir" meaning in Welsh

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Noun

IPA: /siːr/, /ʃiːr/ [South-Wales, also, colloquial] Forms: siroedd [plural]
Rhymes: -iːr Etymology: Borrowed from Middle English shire. Etymology templates: {{bor|cy|enm|shire}} Middle English shire Head templates: {{cy-noun|f|siroedd}} sir f (plural siroedd, not mutable)
  1. county, shire Tags: feminine, not-mutable Synonyms: swydd Derived forms: Sir Aberteifi (english: Cardiganshire), sirol (english: relating to a county)

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "shire",
      "shire#Middle_English"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "shire"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English shire",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Middle English shire.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "siroedd",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "siroedd"
      },
      "expansion": "sir f (plural siroedd, not mutable)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 17 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": "Administrative divisions",
          "orig": "cy:Administrative divisions",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "Cardiganshire",
          "translation": "Cardiganshire",
          "word": "Sir Aberteifi"
        },
        {
          "english": "relating to a county",
          "translation": "relating to a county",
          "word": "sirol"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "county, shire"
      ],
      "id": "en-sir-cy-noun-sTKMkOW5",
      "links": [
        [
          "county",
          "county"
        ],
        [
          "shire",
          "shire"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "swydd"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "not-mutable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/siːr/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃiːr/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "also",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːr"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "sur (South Wales)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sir"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "Cardiganshire",
      "translation": "Cardiganshire",
      "word": "Sir Aberteifi"
    },
    {
      "english": "relating to a county",
      "translation": "relating to a county",
      "word": "sirol"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "shire",
      "shire#Middle_English"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "shire"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English shire",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Middle English shire.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "siroedd",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "siroedd"
      },
      "expansion": "sir f (plural siroedd, not mutable)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 17 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Welsh/iːr",
        "Welsh countable nouns",
        "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
        "Welsh feminine nouns",
        "Welsh lemmas",
        "Welsh non-mutable terms",
        "Welsh nouns",
        "Welsh terms borrowed from Middle English",
        "Welsh terms derived from Middle English",
        "Welsh terms with homophones",
        "cy:Administrative divisions"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "county, shire"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "county",
          "county"
        ],
        [
          "shire",
          "shire"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "swydd"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "not-mutable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/siːr/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃiːr/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "also",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːr"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "sur (South Wales)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sir"
}

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