"sobr" meaning in Welsh

See sobr in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈsɔbr/, [ˈsɔbr̩], /ˈsoːbɔr/ [South-Wales, colloquial], /ˈsɔbɔr/ [South-Wales, colloquial] Forms: sobr [feminine, singular], sobrion [plural], mor sobr [equative], cyn sobred [equative], mwy sobr [comparative], sobrach [comparative], mwyaf sobr [superlative], sobraf [superlative], sobor [alternative, colloquial]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle Welsh sobyr, from Middle English sober. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|cy|wlm|sobyr|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle Welsh sobyr, {{inh+|cy|wlm|sobyr}} Inherited from Middle Welsh sobyr, {{der|cy|enm|sober}} Middle English sober Head templates: {{cy-adj|ach|comp=mwy sobr|comp2=sobrach|eq=mor sobr|eq2=cyn sobred|pl=sobrion|sup=mwyaf sobr|sup2=sobraf}} sobr (feminine singular sobr, plural sobrion, equative mor sobr or cyn sobred, comparative mwy sobr or sobrach, superlative mwyaf sobr or sobraf, not mutable)
  1. sober, abstemious Tags: not-mutable Synonyms: ymatalgar
    Sense id: en-sobr-cy-adj-IhtRn45E
  2. sober, staid, serious Tags: not-mutable Synonyms: cymedrol, pwyllog, difrifol, dwys
    Sense id: en-sobr-cy-adj-M~ofjJbo Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 86 0 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 95 0 3 Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 7 80 6 7
  3. simple, plain, undecorated Tags: not-mutable Synonyms: syml, plaen, diaddurn
    Sense id: en-sobr-cy-adj-dzavXseM
  4. extreme, awful, terrible Tags: not-mutable Synonyms: eithafol, ofnadwy, dychrynllyd
    Sense id: en-sobr-cy-adj-gCTUlpnE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mor sobr â'r saint, cyn sobred â'r saint (english: as sober as a judge; as sober as the saints) [literally], sobr o (english: extremely, awfully), sobryn, sobren (english: sober person), sobrwydd (english: sobriety) Related terms: syber (english: refined, genteel)
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "mor sobr â'r saint"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "as sober as a judge; as sober as the saints",
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ],
      "translation": "as sober as a judge; as sober as the saints",
      "word": "cyn sobred â'r saint"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "extremely, awfully",
      "translation": "extremely, awfully",
      "word": "sobr o"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "sobryn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "sober person",
      "translation": "sober person",
      "word": "sobren"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "sobriety",
      "translation": "sobriety",
      "word": "sobrwydd"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "i",
        "3": "I"
      },
      "expansion": "I",
      "name": "yesno"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh sobyr",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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        "3": "sobyr"
      },
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    },
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        "3": "sober"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English sober",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Middle Welsh sobyr, from Middle English sober.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sobr",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sobrion",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mor sobr",
      "tags": [
        "equative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cyn sobred",
      "tags": [
        "equative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwy sobr",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sobrach",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwyaf sobr",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sobraf",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sobor",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "eq2": "cyn sobred",
        "pl": "sobrion",
        "sup": "mwyaf sobr",
        "sup2": "sobraf"
      },
      "expansion": "sobr (feminine singular sobr, plural sobrion, equative mor sobr or cyn sobred, comparative mwy sobr or sobrach, superlative mwyaf sobr or sobraf, not mutable)",
      "name": "cy-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "refined, genteel",
      "translation": "refined, genteel",
      "word": "syber"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sober, abstemious"
      ],
      "id": "en-sobr-cy-adj-IhtRn45E",
      "links": [
        [
          "sober",
          "sober"
        ],
        [
          "abstemious",
          "abstemious"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ymatalgar"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-mutable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "7 86 0 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 95 0 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 80 6 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sober, staid, serious"
      ],
      "id": "en-sobr-cy-adj-M~ofjJbo",
      "links": [
        [
          "sober",
          "sober"
        ],
        [
          "staid",
          "staid"
        ],
        [
          "serious",
          "serious"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "cymedrol"
        },
        {
          "word": "pwyllog"
        },
        {
          "word": "difrifol"
        },
        {
          "word": "dwys"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-mutable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "simple, plain, undecorated"
      ],
      "id": "en-sobr-cy-adj-dzavXseM",
      "links": [
        [
          "simple",
          "simple"
        ],
        [
          "plain",
          "plain"
        ],
        [
          "undecorated",
          "undecorated"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "syml"
        },
        {
          "word": "plaen"
        },
        {
          "word": "diaddurn"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-mutable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "extreme, awful, terrible"
      ],
      "id": "en-sobr-cy-adj-gCTUlpnE",
      "links": [
        [
          "extreme",
          "extreme"
        ],
        [
          "awful",
          "awful"
        ],
        [
          "terrible",
          "terrible"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "eithafol"
        },
        {
          "word": "ofnadwy"
        },
        {
          "word": "dychrynllyd"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-mutable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɔbr/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈsɔbr̩]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsoːbɔr/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɔbɔr/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "sobr"
}
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  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Welsh adjectives",
    "Welsh adjectives with red links in their headword lines",
    "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
    "Welsh lemmas",
    "Welsh non-mutable terms",
    "Welsh terms derived from Middle English",
    "Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "mor sobr â'r saint"
    },
    {
      "english": "as sober as a judge; as sober as the saints",
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ],
      "translation": "as sober as a judge; as sober as the saints",
      "word": "cyn sobred â'r saint"
    },
    {
      "english": "extremely, awfully",
      "translation": "extremely, awfully",
      "word": "sobr o"
    },
    {
      "word": "sobryn"
    },
    {
      "english": "sober person",
      "translation": "sober person",
      "word": "sobren"
    },
    {
      "english": "sobriety",
      "translation": "sobriety",
      "word": "sobrwydd"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "i",
        "3": "I"
      },
      "expansion": "I",
      "name": "yesno"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "sobyr",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh sobyr",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "sobyr"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Middle Welsh sobyr",
      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "sober"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English sober",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Middle Welsh sobyr, from Middle English sober.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sobr",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sobrion",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mor sobr",
      "tags": [
        "equative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cyn sobred",
      "tags": [
        "equative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwy sobr",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sobrach",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwyaf sobr",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sobraf",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sobor",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "ach",
        "comp": "mwy sobr",
        "comp2": "sobrach",
        "eq": "mor sobr",
        "eq2": "cyn sobred",
        "pl": "sobrion",
        "sup": "mwyaf sobr",
        "sup2": "sobraf"
      },
      "expansion": "sobr (feminine singular sobr, plural sobrion, equative mor sobr or cyn sobred, comparative mwy sobr or sobrach, superlative mwyaf sobr or sobraf, not mutable)",
      "name": "cy-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "refined, genteel",
      "translation": "refined, genteel",
      "word": "syber"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sober, abstemious"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sober",
          "sober"
        ],
        [
          "abstemious",
          "abstemious"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ymatalgar"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-mutable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sober, staid, serious"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sober",
          "sober"
        ],
        [
          "staid",
          "staid"
        ],
        [
          "serious",
          "serious"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "cymedrol"
        },
        {
          "word": "pwyllog"
        },
        {
          "word": "difrifol"
        },
        {
          "word": "dwys"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-mutable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "simple, plain, undecorated"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "simple",
          "simple"
        ],
        [
          "plain",
          "plain"
        ],
        [
          "undecorated",
          "undecorated"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "syml"
        },
        {
          "word": "plaen"
        },
        {
          "word": "diaddurn"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-mutable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "extreme, awful, terrible"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "extreme",
          "extreme"
        ],
        [
          "awful",
          "awful"
        ],
        [
          "terrible",
          "terrible"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "eithafol"
        },
        {
          "word": "ofnadwy"
        },
        {
          "word": "dychrynllyd"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-mutable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɔbr/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈsɔbr̩]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsoːbɔr/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɔbɔr/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "sobr"
}

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