See Samhain on Wiktionary
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"3": "genitive",
"4": "Samhna",
"g": "f"
},
"expansion": "Samhain f (genitive Samhna)",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"lang_code": "gd",
"pos": "name",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"November"
],
"links": [
[
"November",
"November"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(with article: an t-Samhain) November"
],
"raw_tags": [
"with article"
],
"tags": [
"feminine"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"All Saints' Day"
],
"links": [
[
"All Saints' Day",
"All Saints' Day"
]
],
"tags": [
"feminine"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"All Souls' Day"
],
"links": [
[
"All Souls' Day",
"All Souls' Day"
]
],
"tags": [
"feminine"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈsaũ.iɲ/"
}
],
"word": "Samhain"
}
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"path": [
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"subsection": "noun",
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"trace": ""
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