Legend for the Lexicons

<HEAD> <LINK rel="STYLESHEET" href="./main.css" type="text/css"> <TITLE>Legend for the Lexicons</TITLE>  </HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR=white> <P> Here is the <A HREF="Legend.etx">setext</A> version of this legend. <P> <H1><A NAME="Legend for the Lexicons">Legend for the Lexicons</A></H1> <DIV CLASS=TOC><B>Contents:</B><UL> <LI><A HREF="#Conventions Used">Conventions Used</A> <LI><A HREF="#Abbreviations">Abbreviations</A></UL> </DIV><HR> <DIV CLASS="revision"><CENTER><FONT SIZE=-1><A HREF="ChangeLogFiles.html#Legend for the Lexicons">Revision 1.25</A> of this page, last updated on <A HREF="ChangeLogDate.html#2003/02/18">2003/02/18</A>. <BR> (C)opyright 1994-2003 Mark H. Nodine </FONT></CENTER></DIV><P> <H2><A NAME="Conventions Used">Conventions Used</A></H2> <DL COMPACT> <DT><I><A NAME="Parentheses ()">Parentheses ()</A></I><DD>Indicate alternate spellings or additional information <DT><I><A NAME="Braces {}">Braces {}</A></I><DD>Have 2 uses: </DL> <OL> <LI>Show which prepositions are governed by the word or <LI>delimit comments. </OL> <DL COMPACT> <DT><I><A NAME="Brackets []">Brackets []</A></I><DD>Show the forms of words: </DL> <UL> <LI> For <EM>nouns</EM>, gives the plural(s) and gender(s). <LI> For <EM>adjectives</EM>, gives "stem- <A HREF="./AppendixC.html#C.4. Endings for Adjectives">&adj</A>" if the regular endings are used for forming the equative, comparative, and superlative (or the forms themselves, if irregular). The regular endings for the equative, comparative, and superlative are respectively "-ed", "-ach", and "-af". If no stem is given, the adjective does not have the forms. <LI> For <EM>prepositions</EM>, gives "stem- &end" if the preposition is conjugated with a normal set of prepositional endings. The two sets of endings <A HREF="./AppendixC.html#C.5.1. First Conjugation">&prep1</A> and <A HREF="./AppendixC.html#C.5.2. Second Conjugation">&prep2</A> for the first and second conjugations, respectively. Otherwise, it either lists the conjugated forms or tags the preposition as "irreg.". Irregular prepositions can be found in <A HREF="./AppendixC.html#C.6. Irregular Prepositions">Section C.6</A>. <LI> For <EM>verbs</EM>, gives the verb stem and irregular forms. <UL> <LI> "def." indicated that the verb is <A HREF="./Glossary.html#defective">defective</A>. All the existing forms of defective verbs are listed within the brackets. <LI> "irreg." indicates that the verb is irregular. Irregular verbs can be found in <A HREF="./AppendixC.html#C.3. Irregular Verbs">Section C.3</A>. <LI> "stem-" indicates that it has <A HREF="./AppendixC.html#C.2.1. The Normal Endings">normal endings for verbs</A>, which can be found in <A HREF="./AppendixC.html#Appendix C. Conjugational Endings and Irregular Forms">Appendix C</A>. If no 3.s. or 2.s.imp. are listed, the forms are gotten by appending "-a" to the stem. <LI> "stem- &end" means to use the set of endings specified by "end". There are a number of different sets of endings: <UL> <LI> <A HREF="./AppendixC.html#C.2.5. The -bod and -fod Endings">&bod</A>, <A HREF="./AppendixC.html#C.2.5. The -bod and -fod Endings">&fod</A>: forms of "bod" <LI> <A HREF="./AppendixC.html#C.2.2. The Contracted Endings">&i</A>: contracted o-based endings <LI> <A HREF="./AppendixC.html#C.2.3. The -hau Endings">&hau</A>: -hau verbs <LI> <A HREF="./AppendixC.html#C.2.4. The -a/u Endings">&a/u</A>: contracted a-based endings (that are not -hau verbs) <LI> <A HREF="./AppendixC.html#C.2.6. The mynd Endings (and the Verb mynd)">&mynd</A>: the endings of the verb "mynd" <LI> <A HREF="./AppendixC.html#C.2.7. The gwybod Endings (and the Verb gwybod)">&gwybod</A>: the endings of the verb "gwybod" <LI> <A HREF="./AppendixC.html#&1">&1</A>: monosyllabic normal endings <LI> <A HREF="./AppendixC.html#&2+">&2+</A>: polysyllabic normal endings </UL> </UL> </UL> <H2><A NAME="Abbreviations">Abbreviations</A></H2> <DL COMPACT> <DT><I><A NAME="*">*</A></I><DD>indicates an obsolete word <DT><I><A NAME=".">.</A></I><DD>a period in the middle of a word is not part of the spelling of the word, but is used to indicate that the two letters between which it is inserted are pronounced as distinct letters when the would normally be combined to form a <A HREF="./Glossary.html#digraph">digraph</A>. The only combinations that occur are "n.g" and "r.h". <DT><I><A NAME="1.">1.</A></I><DD>first <A HREF="./Glossary.html#person">person</A> <DT><I><A NAME="2.">2.</A></I><DD>second <A HREF="./Glossary.html#person">person</A> <DT><I><A NAME="3.">3.</A></I><DD>third <A HREF="./Glossary.html#person">person</A> <DT><I><A NAME="3.s.">3.s.</A></I><DD>short for third person singular present <A HREF="./Glossary.html#indicative">indicative</A> <DT><I><A NAME="adj.">adj.</A></I><DD><A HREF="./Glossary.html#adjective">adjective</A> <DT><I><A NAME="adv.">adv.</A></I><DD><A HREF="./Glossary.html#adverb">adverb</A> <DT><I><A NAME="art.">art.</A></I><DD><A HREF="./Glossary.html#article">article</A> <DT><I><A NAME="coll.">coll.</A></I><DD><A HREF="./Glossary.html#collective">collective</A> <DT><I><A NAME="conj.">conj.</A></I><DD><A HREF="./Glossary.html#conjunction">conjunction</A> <DT><I><A NAME="consuet.">consuet.</A></I><DD>consuetudinal <DT><I><A NAME="def.">def.</A></I><DD><A HREF="./Glossary.html#defective">defective</A> <DT><I><A NAME="f.">f.</A></I><DD>feminine <A HREF="./Glossary.html#gender">gender</A> <DT><I><A NAME="fm.">fm.</A></I><DD>feminine or masculine <A HREF="./Glossary.html#gender">gender</A> (feminine preferred) <DT><I><A NAME="fut.">fut.</A></I><DD>future <DT><I><A NAME="ind.">ind.</A></I><DD><A HREF="./Glossary.html#indicative">indicative</A> <A HREF="./Glossary.html#mood">mood</A> <DT><I><A NAME="imp.">imp.</A></I><DD><A HREF="./Glossary.html#imperative">imperative</A> <A HREF="./Glossary.html#mood">mood</A> <DT><I><A NAME="imperf.">imperf.</A></I><DD>imperfect <A HREF="./Glossary.html#tense">tense</A> <DT><I><A NAME="impers.">impers.</A></I><DD>impersonal <DT><I><A NAME="inter.">inter.</A></I><DD>interrogative <DT><I><A NAME="interj.">interj.</A></I><DD><A HREF="./Glossary.html#interjection">interjection</A> <DT><I><A NAME="irreg.">irreg.</A></I><DD>irregular <DT><I><A NAME="lit.">lit.</A></I><DD>literally <DT><I><A NAME="m.">m.</A></I><DD>masculine <A HREF="./Glossary.html#gender">gender</A> <DT><I><A NAME="mf.">mf.</A></I><DD>masculine or feminine <A HREF="./Glossary.html#gender">gender</A> <DT><I><A NAME="n.">n.</A></I><DD><A HREF="./Glossary.html#noun">noun</A> <DT><I><A NAME="neut.">neut.</A></I><DD>neuter; for use when <A HREF="./Glossary.html#gender">gender</A> is indeterminate <DT><I><A NAME="p.">p.</A></I><DD><A HREF="./Glossary.html#plural">plural</A> <DT><I><A NAME="part.">part.</A></I><DD><A HREF="./Glossary.html#particle">particle</A> <DT><I><A NAME="pfx.">pfx.</A></I><DD>prefix <DT><I><A NAME="pl.">pl.</A></I><DD><A HREF="./Glossary.html#plural">plural</A> only <DT><I><A NAME="plup.">plup.</A></I><DD>pluperfect <A HREF="./Glossary.html#tense">tense</A> <DT><I><A NAME="prep.">prep.</A></I><DD><A HREF="./Glossary.html#preposition">preposition</A> <DT><I><A NAME="pres.">pres.</A></I><DD>present <A HREF="./Glossary.html#tense">tense</A> <DT><I><A NAME="prop.">prop.</A></I><DD><A HREF="./Glossary.html#proper noun">proper noun</A> <DT><I><A NAME="pron.">pron.</A></I><DD><A HREF="./Glossary.html#pronoun">pronoun</A> <DT><I><A NAME="s.">s.</A></I><DD><A HREF="./Glossary.html#singular">singular</A> <DT><I><A NAME="subj.">subj.</A></I><DD><A HREF="./Glossary.html#subjunctive">subjunctive</A> <A HREF="./Glossary.html#mood">mood</A> <DT><I><A NAME="v.">v.</A></I><DD><A HREF="./Glossary.html#verb">verb</A> </DL> <HR> <DIV CLASS="buttons"><BUTTONS><FONT SIZE=-1><TABLE BGCOLOR=#aaffaa BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=2 CELLSPACING=4> <TR><TD ALIGN=CENTER> <A TARGET=_top HREF="./Welsh.html" TARGET="_top">Top</A><TD ALIGN=CENTER> <A TARGET=_top HREF="Welsh.html" TARGET="_top">Previous</A><TD ALIGN=CENTER> <A TARGET=_top HREF="Welsh.html" TARGET="_top">Next</A><TD ALIGN=CENTER> <A TARGET=_top HREF="TOC.html" TARGET="_top">Contents</A><TD ALIGN=CENTER> <A TARGET=_top HREF="LexiconForms.html" TARGET="_top">Lexicon</A><TD ALIGN=CENTER> <A TARGET=_top HREF="./Glossary.html" TARGET="_top">Glossary</A><TD ALIGN=CENTER> <A TARGET=_top HREF="./Index.html" TARGET="_top">Index</A><TD ALIGN=CENTER> <A HREF="mailto:Mark.Nodine@mot.com">Comment</A> </TABLE> </FONT></BUTTONS></DIV> </BODY> <HR><I><ADDRESS><A HREF=mailto:Mark.Nodine@mot.com>Mark.Nodine@mot.com</A> -- Mark H Nodine,visitor</ADDRESS> <ADDRESS>14 June 2003 at 23:31:56</ADDRESS></I>