"ergh" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Cornish]

IPA: /ɛɹx/ Forms: erghen [feminine, singulative]
Etymology: From Middle Cornish er, from Old Cornish irch, from Proto-Brythonic *ėrɣ, likely from Proto-Celtic *argyos (“white”). Compare Breton erc'h and Welsh eira. Etymology templates: {{inh|kw|cnx|er}} Middle Cornish er, {{inh|kw|oco|irch}} Old Cornish irch, {{inh|kw|cel-bry-pro|*ėrɣ}} Proto-Brythonic *ėrɣ, {{inh|kw|cel-pro|*argyos||white}} Proto-Celtic *argyos (“white”), {{cog|br|erc'h}} Breton erc'h, {{cog|cy|eira}} Welsh eira Head templates: {{head|kw|noun|collective|||||{{{d2}}}|singulative|erghen|||||cat2=|f4g=f|f5g=|f6g=|g=|head=}} ergh (collective, singulative erghen f), {{kw-noun|col|en}} ergh (collective, singulative erghen f)
  1. snow Tags: collective
    Sense id: en-ergh-kw-noun-p0YiLwnY Categories (other): Snow Disambiguation of Snow: 89 11 Derived forms: bleujen ergh (english: snowdrop), den ergh (english: snowman), erghek (english: snowy), erghen (english: snowflake), erghlin (english: snowline), erghslynk (english: avalanche), erghwyns (english: blizzard), ewik ergh (english: caribou, reindeer) [feminine], gluswydh ergh (english: snow gum trees), karow ergh (english: caribou, reindeer) [masculine], karr ergh (english: snowmobile), kleghergh (english: snowbells), kodh ergh (english: snowfall), leugh ergh (english: caribou/reindeer fawn), pel ergh (english: snowball)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Weather Disambiguation of Weather: 0 0

Verb [Cornish]

IPA: /ɛɹx/
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|kw|verb form}} ergh
  1. third-person singular present indicative/future indicative of erghi
    Sense id: en-ergh-kw-verb-eCp0nYCQ Categories (other): Cornish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Cornish entries with incorrect language header: 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Weather Disambiguation of Weather: 0 0

Interjection [English]

  1. Alternative form of eurgh. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: eurgh
    Sense id: en-ergh-en-intj-5oLUAJn5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 0 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 41 59

Inflected forms

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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "eurgh"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 28 72",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 41 59",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
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          "bold_text_offsets": [
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              1,
              5
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "2009, Cathy Hopkins, Friend Me:",
          "text": "“Ergh,” said Nesta, smelling the cup. “How can you drink that stuff? It smells like washing-up water.”",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of eurgh."
      ],
      "id": "en-ergh-en-intj-5oLUAJn5",
      "links": [
        [
          "eurgh",
          "eurgh#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ergh"
}

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      "_dis": "0 0",
      "kind": "other",
      "langcode": "kw",
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      "source": "w+disamb"
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "oco",
        "3": "irch"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Cornish irch",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "4": "",
        "5": "white"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "erc'h"
      },
      "expansion": "Breton erc'h",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "eira"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh eira",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Cornish er, from Old Cornish irch, from Proto-Brythonic *ėrɣ, likely from Proto-Celtic *argyos (“white”). Compare Breton erc'h and Welsh eira.",
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      "form": "erghen",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singulative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "10": "erghen",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
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        "3": "collective",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{d2}}}",
        "9": "singulative",
        "cat2": "",
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        "f5g": "",
        "f6g": "",
        "g": "",
        "head": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "col",
        "2": "en"
      },
      "expansion": "ergh (collective, singulative erghen f)",
      "name": "kw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Cornish",
  "lang_code": "kw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "89 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "kw",
          "name": "Snow",
          "orig": "kw:Snow",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "snowdrop",
          "translation": "snowdrop",
          "word": "bleujen ergh"
        },
        {
          "english": "snowman",
          "translation": "snowman",
          "word": "den ergh"
        },
        {
          "english": "snowy",
          "translation": "snowy",
          "word": "erghek"
        },
        {
          "english": "snowflake",
          "translation": "snowflake",
          "word": "erghen"
        },
        {
          "english": "snowline",
          "translation": "snowline",
          "word": "erghlin"
        },
        {
          "english": "avalanche",
          "translation": "avalanche",
          "word": "erghslynk"
        },
        {
          "english": "blizzard",
          "translation": "blizzard",
          "word": "erghwyns"
        },
        {
          "english": "caribou, reindeer",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "translation": "caribou, reindeer",
          "word": "ewik ergh"
        },
        {
          "english": "snow gum trees",
          "translation": "snow gum trees",
          "word": "gluswydh ergh"
        },
        {
          "english": "caribou, reindeer",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "translation": "caribou, reindeer",
          "word": "karow ergh"
        },
        {
          "english": "snowmobile",
          "translation": "snowmobile",
          "word": "karr ergh"
        },
        {
          "english": "snowbells",
          "translation": "snowbells",
          "word": "kleghergh"
        },
        {
          "english": "snowfall",
          "translation": "snowfall",
          "word": "kodh ergh"
        },
        {
          "english": "caribou/reindeer fawn",
          "translation": "caribou/reindeer fawn",
          "word": "leugh ergh"
        },
        {
          "english": "snowball",
          "translation": "snowball",
          "word": "pel ergh"
        }
      ],
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        "snow"
      ],
      "id": "en-ergh-kw-noun-p0YiLwnY",
      "links": [
        [
          "snow",
          "snow"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "collective"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛɹx/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ergh"
}

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      "_dis": "0 0",
      "kind": "other",
      "langcode": "kw",
      "name": "Weather",
      "orig": "kw:Weather",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w+disamb"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.",
      "name": "nonlemma"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "verb form"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Cornish",
  "lang_code": "kw",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
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          "_dis": "3 97",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Cornish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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      ],
      "id": "en-ergh-kw-verb-eCp0nYCQ",
      "links": [
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          "erghi",
          "erghi#Cornish"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɛɹx/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ergh"
}
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    "Cornish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Cornish lemmas",
    "Cornish non-lemma forms",
    "Cornish nouns",
    "Cornish terms derived from Middle Cornish",
    "Cornish terms derived from Old Cornish",
    "Cornish terms derived from Proto-Brythonic",
    "Cornish terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Cornish terms inherited from Middle Cornish",
    "Cornish terms inherited from Old Cornish",
    "Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic",
    "Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
    "Cornish verb forms",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "kw:Snow",
    "kw:Weather"
  ],
  "derived": [
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      "english": "snowdrop",
      "translation": "snowdrop",
      "word": "bleujen ergh"
    },
    {
      "english": "snowman",
      "translation": "snowman",
      "word": "den ergh"
    },
    {
      "english": "snowy",
      "translation": "snowy",
      "word": "erghek"
    },
    {
      "english": "snowflake",
      "translation": "snowflake",
      "word": "erghen"
    },
    {
      "english": "snowline",
      "translation": "snowline",
      "word": "erghlin"
    },
    {
      "english": "avalanche",
      "translation": "avalanche",
      "word": "erghslynk"
    },
    {
      "english": "blizzard",
      "translation": "blizzard",
      "word": "erghwyns"
    },
    {
      "english": "caribou, reindeer",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "translation": "caribou, reindeer",
      "word": "ewik ergh"
    },
    {
      "english": "snow gum trees",
      "translation": "snow gum trees",
      "word": "gluswydh ergh"
    },
    {
      "english": "caribou, reindeer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "translation": "caribou, reindeer",
      "word": "karow ergh"
    },
    {
      "english": "snowmobile",
      "translation": "snowmobile",
      "word": "karr ergh"
    },
    {
      "english": "snowbells",
      "translation": "snowbells",
      "word": "kleghergh"
    },
    {
      "english": "snowfall",
      "translation": "snowfall",
      "word": "kodh ergh"
    },
    {
      "english": "caribou/reindeer fawn",
      "translation": "caribou/reindeer fawn",
      "word": "leugh ergh"
    },
    {
      "english": "snowball",
      "translation": "snowball",
      "word": "pel ergh"
    }
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "oco",
        "3": "irch"
      },
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      "args": {
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      "args": {
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        "2": "erc'h"
      },
      "expansion": "Breton erc'h",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "eira"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh eira",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Cornish er, from Old Cornish irch, from Proto-Brythonic *ėrɣ, likely from Proto-Celtic *argyos (“white”). Compare Breton erc'h and Welsh eira.",
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        "feminine",
        "singulative"
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    }
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
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        "f5g": "",
        "f6g": "",
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    },
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      "expansion": "ergh (collective, singulative erghen f)",
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        [
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        "collective"
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛɹx/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ergh"
}

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    "Cornish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Cornish non-lemma forms",
    "Cornish verb forms",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "kw:Snow",
    "kw:Weather"
  ],
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      "expansion": "See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.",
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  ],
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        "third-person singular present indicative/future indicative of erghi"
      ],
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          "erghi#Cornish"
        ]
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "intj",
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        }
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English interjections",
        "English lemmas",
        "English terms with quotations",
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        "Pages with entries",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
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          "ref": "2009, Cathy Hopkins, Friend Me:",
          "text": "“Ergh,” said Nesta, smelling the cup. “How can you drink that stuff? It smells like washing-up water.”",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of eurgh."
      ],
      "links": [
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          "eurgh",
          "eurgh#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ergh"
}

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