"ton" meaning in Welsh

See ton in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /tɔn/ Forms: tonnau [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔn Etymology: From Middle Welsh tonn, from Proto-Brythonic *tonn, from Proto-Celtic *tundā. Etymology templates: {{inh|cy|wlm|tonn}} Middle Welsh tonn, {{inh|cy|cel-bry-pro|*tonn}} Proto-Brythonic *tonn, {{inh|cy|cel-pro|*tundā}} Proto-Celtic *tundā Head templates: {{cy-noun|f|tonnau}} ton f (plural tonnau)
  1. wave, billow Tags: feminine Synonyms: gwaneg
    Sense id: en-ton-cy-noun-hn0xnqGm Derived forms: crychdon (english: ripple), dan y don (english: under the sea), meicrodon (english: microwave), ton Fecsicanaidd (english: Mexican wave), ton sain, ton wres, tonfedd (english: wavelength), tonffurf, toniad, toniant, tonnell (english: wavelet), tonni (english: to undulate), tonnog, tonnydd, tonyddol
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /tɔn/ Forms: tonnau [plural], tonnen [diminutive], no-table-tags [table-tags], ton [error-unrecognized-form], don [soft], nhon [error-unrecognized-form], thon [error-unrecognized-form]
Rhymes: -ɔn Etymology: Middle Welsh tonn, from Proto-Celtic *tondā (“surface”), from the o-grade of Proto-Indo-European *tend- ~ *temh₁- (“to cut”). Etymology templates: {{inh|cy|wlm|tonn}} Middle Welsh tonn, {{inh|cy|cel-pro|*tondā||surface}} Proto-Celtic *tondā (“surface”), {{inh|cy|ine-pro|*tend-#Etymology 2|*tend-}} Proto-Indo-European *tend- Head templates: {{cy-noun|m|tonnau|dim=tonnen}} ton m (plural tonnau, diminutive tonnen) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. lea, unploughed land, turf Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-ton-cy-noun-qlOxOz39 Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 9 50 40
  2. skin, rind, crust Tags: masculine Synonyms: croen, crofen, crystyn, pil
    Sense id: en-ton-cy-noun-u2IT10Ti
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: tondir, tonni (english: to cut turf; to peel), marwdon (english: dandruff)
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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    },
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        "plural"
      ]
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    }
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  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "ripple",
          "translation": "ripple",
          "word": "crychdon"
        },
        {
          "english": "under the sea",
          "translation": "under the sea",
          "word": "dan y don"
        },
        {
          "english": "microwave",
          "translation": "microwave",
          "word": "meicrodon"
        },
        {
          "english": "Mexican wave",
          "translation": "Mexican wave",
          "word": "ton Fecsicanaidd"
        },
        {
          "word": "ton sain"
        },
        {
          "word": "ton wres"
        },
        {
          "english": "wavelength",
          "translation": "wavelength",
          "word": "tonfedd"
        },
        {
          "word": "tonffurf"
        },
        {
          "word": "toniad"
        },
        {
          "word": "toniant"
        },
        {
          "english": "wavelet",
          "translation": "wavelet",
          "word": "tonnell"
        },
        {
          "english": "to undulate",
          "translation": "to undulate",
          "word": "tonni"
        },
        {
          "word": "tonnog"
        },
        {
          "word": "tonnydd"
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          "word": "gwaneg"
        }
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      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/tɔn/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ton"
}

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "translation": "to cut turf; to peel",
      "word": "tonni"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
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      "form": "tonnau",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tonnen",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ton",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nhon",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "thon",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
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        "lea, unploughed land, turf"
      ],
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          "lea",
          "lea"
        ],
        [
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          "unploughed"
        ],
        [
          "turf",
          "turf"
        ]
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
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      ],
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          "rind",
          "rind"
        ],
        [
          "crust",
          "crust"
        ]
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        },
        {
          "word": "crofen"
        },
        {
          "word": "crystyn"
        },
        {
          "word": "pil"
        }
      ],
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      ]
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  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/tɔn/"
    },
    {
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    }
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  "word": "ton"
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      "english": "ripple",
      "translation": "ripple",
      "word": "crychdon"
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    {
      "english": "under the sea",
      "translation": "under the sea",
      "word": "dan y don"
    },
    {
      "english": "microwave",
      "translation": "microwave",
      "word": "meicrodon"
    },
    {
      "english": "Mexican wave",
      "translation": "Mexican wave",
      "word": "ton Fecsicanaidd"
    },
    {
      "word": "ton sain"
    },
    {
      "word": "ton wres"
    },
    {
      "english": "wavelength",
      "translation": "wavelength",
      "word": "tonfedd"
    },
    {
      "word": "tonffurf"
    },
    {
      "word": "toniad"
    },
    {
      "word": "toniant"
    },
    {
      "english": "wavelet",
      "translation": "wavelet",
      "word": "tonnell"
    },
    {
      "english": "to undulate",
      "translation": "to undulate",
      "word": "tonni"
    },
    {
      "word": "tonnog"
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      "ipa": "/tɔn/"
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      "english": "to cut turf; to peel",
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      "english": "dandruff",
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      "form": "don",
      "source": "mutation",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nhon",
      "source": "mutation",
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      "form": "thon",
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      ],
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          "word": "crofen"
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          "word": "crystyn"
        },
        {
          "word": "pil"
        }
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      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/tɔn/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔn"
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}

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