tennyn in Welsh

IPA: /ˈtɛnɨ̞n/ [North-Wales], /ˈtɛnɪn/ [South-Wales] Forms: tennynnau [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], tennyn [error-unrecognized-form], dennyn [soft], nhennyn [error-unrecognized-form], thennyn [error-unrecognized-form] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Rhymes: -ɛnɨ̞n Etymology: tant (“string”) + -yn. Etymology templates: {{af|cy|tant|-yn|t1=string}} tant (“string”) + -yn Head templates: {{cy-noun|m|tennynnau}} tennyn m (plural tennynnau) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "tant",
        "3": "-yn",
        "t1": "string"
      },
      "expansion": "tant (“string”) + -yn",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "tant (“string”) + -yn.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tennynnau",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tennyn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dennyn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nhennyn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "thennyn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "tennynnau"
      },
      "expansion": "tennyn m (plural tennynnau)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "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",
          "name": "Welsh terms suffixed with -yn",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "the end of one's tether",
          "translation": "the end of one's tether",
          "word": "i ben ei dennyn"
        },
        {
          "english": "swing, see-saw",
          "translation": "swing, see-saw",
          "word": "siglen dennyn"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "leash, tether, lead, halter"
      ],
      "id": "en-tennyn-cy-noun-HzXSSy2y",
      "links": [
        [
          "leash",
          "leash"
        ],
        [
          "tether",
          "tether"
        ],
        [
          "lead",
          "lead"
        ],
        [
          "halter",
          "halter"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "rheffyn"
        },
        {
          "word": "llinyn"
        },
        {
          "word": "cortyn"
        },
        {
          "word": "penffestr"
        },
        {
          "word": "penffrwyn"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɛnɨ̞n/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɛnɪn/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛnɨ̞n"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tennyn"
}

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{
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "the end of one's tether",
      "translation": "the end of one's tether",
      "word": "i ben ei dennyn"
    },
    {
      "english": "swing, see-saw",
      "translation": "swing, see-saw",
      "word": "siglen dennyn"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "tant",
        "3": "-yn",
        "t1": "string"
      },
      "expansion": "tant (“string”) + -yn",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "tant (“string”) + -yn.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tennynnau",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tennyn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dennyn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nhennyn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "thennyn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "tennynnau"
      },
      "expansion": "tennyn m (plural tennynnau)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Welsh/ɛnɨ̞n",
        "Welsh countable nouns",
        "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
        "Welsh lemmas",
        "Welsh masculine nouns",
        "Welsh nouns",
        "Welsh nouns with red links in their headword lines",
        "Welsh terms suffixed with -yn"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "leash, tether, lead, halter"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "leash",
          "leash"
        ],
        [
          "tether",
          "tether"
        ],
        [
          "lead",
          "lead"
        ],
        [
          "halter",
          "halter"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "rheffyn"
        },
        {
          "word": "llinyn"
        },
        {
          "word": "cortyn"
        },
        {
          "word": "penffestr"
        },
        {
          "word": "penffrwyn"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɛnɨ̞n/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɛnɪn/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛnɨ̞n"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tennyn"
}

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"tennyn" meaning in Welsh

Noun