"swyn" meaning in Welsh

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Noun

IPA: /suːɨ̯n/ [North-Wales], /sʊi̯n/ [South-Wales] Forms: swynion [plural]
Rhymes: -ʊɨ̯n Etymology: From Middle Welsh swyn, from Proto-Brythonic *suɨɣn, from Latin signum. Etymology templates: {{inh|cy|wlm|swyn}} Middle Welsh swyn, {{inh|cy|cel-bry-pro|*suɨɣn}} Proto-Brythonic *suɨɣn, {{der|cy|la|signum}} Latin signum Head templates: {{cy-noun|m|swynion}} swyn m (plural swynion, not mutable)
  1. spell, incantation Tags: masculine, not-mutable
    Sense id: en-swyn-cy-noun-n74HlpAv Categories (other): Folklore Disambiguation of Folklore: 17 17 17 17 17 17
  2. sorcery, witchcraft Tags: masculine, not-mutable
    Sense id: en-swyn-cy-noun-yIu6mO4S Categories (other): Folklore Disambiguation of Folklore: 17 17 17 17 17 17
  3. magic remedy, charm for healing Tags: masculine, not-mutable
    Sense id: en-swyn-cy-noun-fu7XN~lf Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header, Folklore, Occult Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 7 7 29 22 27 7 Disambiguation of Folklore: 17 17 17 17 17 17 Disambiguation of Occult: 8 8 26 24 26 8
  4. (magic) charm, amulet, talisman Tags: masculine, not-mutable
    Sense id: en-swyn-cy-noun-zXp~fZ1r Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header, Folklore, Occult Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 7 7 29 22 27 7 Disambiguation of Folklore: 17 17 17 17 17 17 Disambiguation of Occult: 8 8 26 24 26 8
  5. sign, ceremony, ritual, blessing Tags: masculine, not-mutable
    Sense id: en-swyn-cy-noun-PDUudlT0 Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header, Folklore, Occult Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 7 7 29 22 27 7 Disambiguation of Folklore: 17 17 17 17 17 17 Disambiguation of Occult: 8 8 26 24 26 8
  6. charm, fascination Tags: masculine, not-mutable
    Sense id: en-swyn-cy-noun-si69M~ch Categories (other): Folklore Disambiguation of Folklore: 17 17 17 17 17 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: rhif swyn (english: magic number), swyno (english: to charm), swynol (english: charming), swynwr (english: magician)
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "magic number",
      "translation": "magic number",
      "word": "rhif swyn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "to charm",
      "translation": "to charm",
      "word": "swyno"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "charming",
      "translation": "charming",
      "word": "swynol"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "magician",
      "translation": "magician",
      "word": "swynwr"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "swyn"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh swyn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*suɨɣn"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *suɨɣn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "signum"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin signum",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh swyn, from Proto-Brythonic *suɨɣn, from Latin signum.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "swynion",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "swynion"
      },
      "expansion": "swyn m (plural swynion, not mutable)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "17 17 17 17 17 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "cy",
          "name": "Folklore",
          "orig": "cy:Folklore",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "spell, incantation"
      ],
      "id": "en-swyn-cy-noun-n74HlpAv",
      "links": [
        [
          "spell",
          "spell"
        ],
        [
          "incantation",
          "incantation"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "not-mutable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "17 17 17 17 17 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "cy",
          "name": "Folklore",
          "orig": "cy:Folklore",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sorcery, witchcraft"
      ],
      "id": "en-swyn-cy-noun-yIu6mO4S",
      "links": [
        [
          "sorcery",
          "sorcery"
        ],
        [
          "witchcraft",
          "witchcraft"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "not-mutable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "7 7 29 22 27 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 17 17 17 17 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "cy",
          "name": "Folklore",
          "orig": "cy:Folklore",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 8 26 24 26 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "cy",
          "name": "Occult",
          "orig": "cy:Occult",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "magic remedy, charm for healing"
      ],
      "id": "en-swyn-cy-noun-fu7XN~lf",
      "links": [
        [
          "magic",
          "magic"
        ],
        [
          "remedy",
          "remedy"
        ],
        [
          "charm",
          "charm"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "not-mutable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "7 7 29 22 27 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 17 17 17 17 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "cy",
          "name": "Folklore",
          "orig": "cy:Folklore",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 8 26 24 26 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "cy",
          "name": "Occult",
          "orig": "cy:Occult",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "charm, amulet, talisman"
      ],
      "id": "en-swyn-cy-noun-zXp~fZ1r",
      "links": [
        [
          "amulet",
          "amulet"
        ],
        [
          "talisman",
          "talisman"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "magic",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(magic) charm, amulet, talisman"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "not-mutable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "7 7 29 22 27 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 17 17 17 17 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "cy",
          "name": "Folklore",
          "orig": "cy:Folklore",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 8 26 24 26 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "cy",
          "name": "Occult",
          "orig": "cy:Occult",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sign, ceremony, ritual, blessing"
      ],
      "id": "en-swyn-cy-noun-PDUudlT0",
      "links": [
        [
          "sign",
          "sign"
        ],
        [
          "ceremony",
          "ceremony"
        ],
        [
          "ritual",
          "ritual"
        ],
        [
          "blessing",
          "blessing"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "not-mutable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "17 17 17 17 17 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "cy",
          "name": "Folklore",
          "orig": "cy:Folklore",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "charm, fascination"
      ],
      "id": "en-swyn-cy-noun-si69M~ch",
      "links": [
        [
          "fascination",
          "fascination"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "not-mutable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/suːɨ̯n/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sʊi̯n/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʊɨ̯n"
    }
  ],
  "word": "swyn"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Welsh/ʊɨ̯n",
    "Rhymes:Welsh/ʊɨ̯n/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 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",
    "cy:Folklore",
    "cy:Occult"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "magic number",
      "translation": "magic number",
      "word": "rhif swyn"
    },
    {
      "english": "to charm",
      "translation": "to charm",
      "word": "swyno"
    },
    {
      "english": "charming",
      "translation": "charming",
      "word": "swynol"
    },
    {
      "english": "magician",
      "translation": "magician",
      "word": "swynwr"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "swyn"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh swyn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*suɨɣn"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *suɨɣn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "signum"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin signum",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh swyn, from Proto-Brythonic *suɨɣn, from Latin signum.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "swynion",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "swynion"
      },
      "expansion": "swyn m (plural swynion, not mutable)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "spell, incantation"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spell",
          "spell"
        ],
        [
          "incantation",
          "incantation"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "not-mutable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sorcery, witchcraft"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sorcery",
          "sorcery"
        ],
        [
          "witchcraft",
          "witchcraft"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "not-mutable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "magic remedy, charm for healing"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "magic",
          "magic"
        ],
        [
          "remedy",
          "remedy"
        ],
        [
          "charm",
          "charm"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "not-mutable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "charm, amulet, talisman"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "amulet",
          "amulet"
        ],
        [
          "talisman",
          "talisman"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "magic",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(magic) charm, amulet, talisman"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "not-mutable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sign, ceremony, ritual, blessing"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sign",
          "sign"
        ],
        [
          "ceremony",
          "ceremony"
        ],
        [
          "ritual",
          "ritual"
        ],
        [
          "blessing",
          "blessing"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "not-mutable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "charm, fascination"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fascination",
          "fascination"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "not-mutable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/suːɨ̯n/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sʊi̯n/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʊɨ̯n"
    }
  ],
  "word": "swyn"
}

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