"tew" meaning in Welsh

See tew in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /teːu̯/ [North-Wales], /tɛu̯/ [South-Wales]
Etymology: From Proto-Brythonic *teɣ, from Proto-Celtic *tegus, from Proto-Indo-European *tégus. Etymology templates: {{inh|cy|cel-bry-pro|*teɣ}} Proto-Brythonic *teɣ, {{inh|cy|cel-pro|*tegus}} Proto-Celtic *tegus, {{inh|cy|ine-pro|*tégus}} Proto-Indo-European *tégus Head templates: {{cy-adj|ach|pl=tewion}} tew (feminine singular tew, plural tewion, equative tewed, comparative tewach, superlative tewaf) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}} Forms: tew [feminine, singular], tewion [plural], tewed [equative], tewach [comparative], tewaf [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], tew [error-unrecognized-form], dew [soft], nhew [error-unrecognized-form], thew [error-unrecognized-form]
  1. thick, fat Derived forms: mae gwaed yn dewach na dŵr (english: blood is thicker than water), pendew (english: thick-topped, blockead), tewaidd (english: thickish), tewder (english: thickness)
    Sense id: en-tew-cy-adj-Y-P9bce7 Categories (other): Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*teɣ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *teɣ",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*tegus"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *tegus",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*tégus"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *tégus",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Brythonic *teɣ, from Proto-Celtic *tegus, from Proto-Indo-European *tégus.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tew",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tewion",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tewed",
      "tags": [
        "equative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tewach",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tewaf",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tew",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dew",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nhew",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "thew",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ach",
        "pl": "tewion"
      },
      "expansion": "tew (feminine singular tew, plural tewion, equative tewed, comparative tewach, superlative tewaf)",
      "name": "cy-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 7 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "blood is thicker than water",
          "word": "mae gwaed yn dewach na dŵr"
        },
        {
          "english": "thick-topped, blockead",
          "word": "pendew"
        },
        {
          "english": "thickish",
          "word": "tewaidd"
        },
        {
          "english": "thickness",
          "word": "tewder"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "thick, fat"
      ],
      "id": "en-tew-cy-adj-Y-P9bce7",
      "links": [
        [
          "thick",
          "thick"
        ],
        [
          "fat",
          "fat"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/teːu̯/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɛu̯/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "tew"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "blood is thicker than water",
      "word": "mae gwaed yn dewach na dŵr"
    },
    {
      "english": "thick-topped, blockead",
      "word": "pendew"
    },
    {
      "english": "thickish",
      "word": "tewaidd"
    },
    {
      "english": "thickness",
      "word": "tewder"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*teɣ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *teɣ",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*tegus"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *tegus",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*tégus"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *tégus",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Brythonic *teɣ, from Proto-Celtic *tegus, from Proto-Indo-European *tégus.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tew",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tewion",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tewed",
      "tags": [
        "equative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tewach",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tewaf",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tew",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dew",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nhew",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "thew",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ach",
        "pl": "tewion"
      },
      "expansion": "tew (feminine singular tew, plural tewion, equative tewed, comparative tewach, superlative tewaf)",
      "name": "cy-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 7 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Welsh adjectives",
        "Welsh adjectives with red links in their headword lines",
        "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
        "Welsh lemmas",
        "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic",
        "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
        "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic",
        "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
        "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "thick, fat"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "thick",
          "thick"
        ],
        [
          "fat",
          "fat"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/teːu̯/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɛu̯/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "tew"
}

Download raw JSONL data for tew meaning in Welsh (2.3kB)

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  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: tew/Welsh 'radical' base_tags=set()",
  "path": [
    "tew"
  ],
  "section": "Welsh",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "tew",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: tew/Welsh 'nasal' base_tags={'soft', 'error-unrecognized-form'}",
  "path": [
    "tew"
  ],
  "section": "Welsh",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "tew",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: tew/Welsh 'aspirate' base_tags={'soft', 'error-unrecognized-form'}",
  "path": [
    "tew"
  ],
  "section": "Welsh",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "tew",
  "trace": ""
}

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