"ceathramh" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Scottish Gaelic]

IPA: /ˈkʲʰɛɾ(h)u/ (note: Lewis, Uist, Barra, Wester Ross), [ˈkʲʰɛɾ̥hu] (note: Lewis, Uist, Barra, Wester Ross; South Uist, Gairloch), /ˈkʲʰɛɾəv/ (note: Harris, much of Skye), /ˈkʲʰɛ.ɾɑ/ [ˈkʲʰɛˀɾɑ] (note: Islay) Forms: ceathraimh [genitive, singular], ceathramhan [plural]
Etymology: From Old Irish cethramad (“fourth”). By surface analysis, ceithir + -amh. Etymology templates: {{inh|gd|sga|cethramad||fourth}} Old Irish cethramad (“fourth”), {{surf|gd|ceithir|-amh|id2=ordinal}} By surface analysis, ceithir + -amh Head templates: {{head|gd|noun|||||||genitive singular|ceathraimh|||||||||plural|ceathramhan||||||{{{pl4}}}|||cat2=|f10accel-form=p|f11accel-form=genpl|f1accel-form=dat|s|f2accel-form=dat|s|f3accel-form=dat|s|f4accel-form=gen|s|f5accel-form=gen|s|f6accel-form=gen|s|f7accel-form=gen|s|f8accel-form=p|f9accel-form=p|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} ceathramh m (genitive singular ceathraimh, plural ceathramhan), {{gd-noun|g=m|gen=ceathraimh|pl=ceathramhan}} ceathramh m (genitive singular ceathraimh, plural ceathramhan)
  1. fourth Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-ceathramh-gd-noun-3IGx03Gk
  2. (Argyll) quarter, fourth part Tags: masculine Synonyms: cairteal
    Sense id: en-ceathramh-gd-noun-OcGsiC5o Categories (other): Argyll Scottish Gaelic
  3. quatrain Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-ceathramh-gd-noun-CLxxq6nT
  4. quatrain
    (by extension) stanza, verse, lyric
    Tags: broadly, masculine
    Sense id: en-ceathramh-gd-noun-614HV7pf
  5. (historical, now mostly in place names) quarterland Tags: historical, masculine
    Sense id: en-ceathramh-gd-noun-cN~xY-Dv Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header, Scottish Gaelic ordinal numbers, Scottish Gaelic terms suffixed with -amh (ordinal) Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 8 2 6 65 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 7 2 6 69 8 Disambiguation of Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header: 12 9 3 22 43 12 Disambiguation of Scottish Gaelic ordinal numbers: 9 9 3 9 60 9 Disambiguation of Scottish Gaelic terms suffixed with -amh (ordinal): 19 15 5 18 25 19

Numeral [Scottish Gaelic]

IPA: /ə ˈŋʲkʲʰɛɾ(h)u/ [Lewis], [ə ˈŋ̊ʲʰæɾ̥hʉ] [Lewis], /ə ˈŋɡʲʰɛɾu/ [ə ˈᵑɡ̊ʲʰæɾu] (note: Uist, Barra), /ə ˈçæɾu/ (note: Uist, Barra), /ə ˈŋɡʲʰɛɾhu/ [ə ˈᵑɡ̊ʲʰɛɾ̥hu] (note: Wester Ross), /ə ˈŋɡʲɛ.ɾɑ/ [ə ˈŋɡ̊ʲɛˀɾɑ] (note: Islay) Forms: an ceathramh [canonical], a' cheathramh [canonical]
Etymology: From Old Irish cethramad (“fourth”). By surface analysis, ceithir + -amh. Etymology templates: {{inh|gd|sga|cethramad||fourth}} Old Irish cethramad (“fourth”), {{surf|gd|ceithir|-amh|id2=ordinal}} By surface analysis, ceithir + -amh Head templates: {{head|gd|numeral|cat2=ordinal numbers|head=an ceathramh|head2=a' cheathramh}} an ceathramh or a' cheathramh
  1. fourth
    Sense id: en-ceathramh-gd-num-3IGx03Gk
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      "ipa": "[ˈkʲʰɛɾ̥hu]",
      "note": "Lewis, Uist, Barra, Wester Ross; South Uist, Gairloch"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkʲʰɛɾəv/",
      "note": "Harris, much of Skye"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkʲʰɛ.ɾɑ/ [ˈkʲʰɛˀɾɑ]",
      "note": "Islay"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ceathramh"
}

Download raw JSONL data for ceathramh meaning in All languages combined (5.1kB)

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: Argyll",
  "path": [
    "ceathramh"
  ],
  "section": "Scottish Gaelic",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "ceathramh",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: Argyll",
  "path": [
    "ceathramh"
  ],
  "section": "Scottish Gaelic",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "ceathramh",
  "trace": ""
}

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