See fnug on Wiktionary
{
"etymology_links": [
[
"*fnukaz",
"Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fnukaz"
],
[
"fnåk",
"fnåk#Swedish"
],
[
"fnugg",
"fnugg#Swedish"
],
[
"fnagg",
"fnagg#Swedish"
],
[
"fnokk",
"fnokk#Norwegian"
],
[
"fnykur",
"fnykur#Icelandic"
],
[
"fluff",
"fluff#English"
]
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "da",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*fnukaz"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *fnukaz",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "fnåk"
},
"expansion": "Swedish fnåk",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "fnugg"
},
"expansion": "Swedish fnugg",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "fnagg"
},
"expansion": "Swedish fnagg",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "no",
"2": "fnokk"
},
"expansion": "Norwegian fnokk",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "is",
"2": "fnykur"
},
"expansion": "Icelandic fnykur",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "da",
"title": "expressive or imitative"
},
"expansion": "expressive or imitative",
"name": "onomatopoeic"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "fluff"
},
"expansion": "English fluff",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *fnukaz, cognate with Swedish fnåk, Swedish fnugg, Swedish fnagg, Norwegian fnokk, and Icelandic fnykur. The ultimate origin is obscure, but perhaps an expressive or imitative formation. Compare also English fluff.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "fnugget",
"tags": [
"definite",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "fnug",
"tags": [
"indefinite",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "da-decl",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "fnug",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"indefinite",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "fnugget",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"definite",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "fnug",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"indefinite",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "fnuggene",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"definite",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "fnugs",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"indefinite",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "fnuggets",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"definite",
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "fnugs",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"indefinite",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "fnuggenes",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"definite",
"genitive",
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "da",
"10": "fnug",
"11": "",
"12": "{{{pl-indef-2}}}",
"13": "",
"14": "{{{pl-indef-3}}}",
"15": "",
"16": "{{{com}}}",
"2": "noun",
"3": "singular definite",
"4": "fnugget",
"5": "",
"6": "{{{sg-def-2}}}",
"7": "",
"8": "",
"9": "plural indefinite",
"checkredlinks": "1",
"g": "n",
"g2": "",
"head": ""
},
"expansion": "fnug n (singular definite fnugget, plural indefinite fnug)",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "et",
"2": "",
"dc": "1"
},
"expansion": "fnug n (singular definite fnugget, plural indefinite fnug)",
"name": "da-noun"
}
],
"inflection_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "et",
"dc": "1"
},
"name": "da-decl"
},
{
"args": {
"g": "n",
"gen-pl-def": "fnuggenes",
"gen-pl-def-2": "",
"gen-pl-def-3": "",
"gen-pl-indef": "fnugs",
"gen-pl-indef-2": "",
"gen-sg-def": "fnuggets",
"gen-sg-def-2": "",
"gen-sg-indef": "fnugs",
"gen-sg-indef-2": "",
"gen-sg-indef-3": "",
"pl-def": "fnuggene",
"pl-def-2": "",
"pl-def-3": "",
"pl-indef": "fnug",
"pl-indef-2": "",
"pl-indef-3": "",
"sg-def": "fnugget",
"sg-def-2": "",
"sg-indef": "fnug"
},
"name": "da-noun-infl-base"
}
],
"lang": "Danish",
"lang_code": "da",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Danish onomatopoeias",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 1 entry",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "støvfnug (“dust speck”), snefnug (“snowflake”), mælkebøttefnug (“dandelion seed/fluff”)"
}
],
"glosses": [
"lint, a small quantity of some airy material"
],
"id": "en-fnug-da-noun-n~XX2oUT",
"links": [
[
"lint",
"lint"
],
[
"airy",
"airy"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(countable) lint, a small quantity of some airy material"
],
"tags": [
"countable",
"neuter"
]
}
],
"word": "fnug"
}
{
"etymology_links": [
[
"*fnukaz",
"Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fnukaz"
],
[
"fnåk",
"fnåk#Swedish"
],
[
"fnugg",
"fnugg#Swedish"
],
[
"fnagg",
"fnagg#Swedish"
],
[
"fnokk",
"fnokk#Norwegian"
],
[
"fnykur",
"fnykur#Icelandic"
],
[
"fluff",
"fluff#English"
]
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "da",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*fnukaz"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *fnukaz",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "fnåk"
},
"expansion": "Swedish fnåk",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "fnugg"
},
"expansion": "Swedish fnugg",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "fnagg"
},
"expansion": "Swedish fnagg",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "no",
"2": "fnokk"
},
"expansion": "Norwegian fnokk",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "is",
"2": "fnykur"
},
"expansion": "Icelandic fnykur",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "da",
"title": "expressive or imitative"
},
"expansion": "expressive or imitative",
"name": "onomatopoeic"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "fluff"
},
"expansion": "English fluff",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *fnukaz, cognate with Swedish fnåk, Swedish fnugg, Swedish fnagg, Norwegian fnokk, and Icelandic fnykur. The ultimate origin is obscure, but perhaps an expressive or imitative formation. Compare also English fluff.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "fnugget",
"tags": [
"definite",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "fnug",
"tags": [
"indefinite",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "da-decl",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "fnug",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"indefinite",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "fnugget",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"definite",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "fnug",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"indefinite",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "fnuggene",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"definite",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "fnugs",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"indefinite",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "fnuggets",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"definite",
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "fnugs",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"indefinite",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "fnuggenes",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"definite",
"genitive",
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "da",
"10": "fnug",
"11": "",
"12": "{{{pl-indef-2}}}",
"13": "",
"14": "{{{pl-indef-3}}}",
"15": "",
"16": "{{{com}}}",
"2": "noun",
"3": "singular definite",
"4": "fnugget",
"5": "",
"6": "{{{sg-def-2}}}",
"7": "",
"8": "",
"9": "plural indefinite",
"checkredlinks": "1",
"g": "n",
"g2": "",
"head": ""
},
"expansion": "fnug n (singular definite fnugget, plural indefinite fnug)",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "et",
"2": "",
"dc": "1"
},
"expansion": "fnug n (singular definite fnugget, plural indefinite fnug)",
"name": "da-noun"
}
],
"inflection_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "et",
"dc": "1"
},
"name": "da-decl"
},
{
"args": {
"g": "n",
"gen-pl-def": "fnuggenes",
"gen-pl-def-2": "",
"gen-pl-def-3": "",
"gen-pl-indef": "fnugs",
"gen-pl-indef-2": "",
"gen-sg-def": "fnuggets",
"gen-sg-def-2": "",
"gen-sg-indef": "fnugs",
"gen-sg-indef-2": "",
"gen-sg-indef-3": "",
"pl-def": "fnuggene",
"pl-def-2": "",
"pl-def-3": "",
"pl-indef": "fnug",
"pl-indef-2": "",
"pl-indef-3": "",
"sg-def": "fnugget",
"sg-def-2": "",
"sg-indef": "fnug"
},
"name": "da-noun-infl-base"
}
],
"lang": "Danish",
"lang_code": "da",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Danish countable nouns",
"Danish entries with incorrect language header",
"Danish lemmas",
"Danish neuter nouns",
"Danish nouns",
"Danish nouns with red links in their headword lines",
"Danish onomatopoeias",
"Danish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
"Danish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "støvfnug (“dust speck”), snefnug (“snowflake”), mælkebøttefnug (“dandelion seed/fluff”)"
}
],
"glosses": [
"lint, a small quantity of some airy material"
],
"links": [
[
"lint",
"lint"
],
[
"airy",
"airy"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(countable) lint, a small quantity of some airy material"
],
"tags": [
"countable",
"neuter"
]
}
],
"word": "fnug"
}
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