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{
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{
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{
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"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "m-an",
"decl": "chlap",
"gen": "Ernesta",
"pl": "Ernestovia"
},
"expansion": "Ernest m anim (genitive singular Ernesta, nominative plural Ernestovia, declension pattern of chlap)",
"name": "sk-proper noun"
}
],
"inflection_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "Ernest",
"10": "Ernestov",
"11": "Ernestoch",
"12": "Ernestmi",
"2": "Ernesta",
"3": "Ernestovi",
"4": "Ernesta",
"5": "Ernestovi",
"6": "Ernestom",
"7": "Ernestovia",
"8": "Ernestov",
"9": "Ernestom"
},
"name": "sk-decl-noun"
}
],
"lang": "Slovak",
"lang_code": "sk",
"pos": "name",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Slovak 2-syllable words",
"Slovak animate nouns",
"Slovak entries with incorrect language header",
"Slovak given names",
"Slovak lemmas",
"Slovak male given names",
"Slovak masculine nouns",
"Slovak proper nouns",
"Slovak terms with IPA pronunciation"
],
"glosses": [
"a male given name"
],
"links": [
[
"given name",
"given name"
]
],
"tags": [
"animate",
"masculine"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈɛrnɛst/"
}
],
"word": "Ernest"
}
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