"forgu" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Old Irish]

IPA: /ˈɸoɾ.ɡu/
Etymology: From Proto-Celtic *uɸorgusom. Contains the prefix for- (“over”). Cognate to Welsh gorau (“best”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sga|cel-pro|*uɸorgusom}} Proto-Celtic *uɸorgusom, {{af|sga|for-|t1=over}} for- (“over”), {{cog|cy|gorau|t=best}} Welsh gorau (“best”) Head templates: {{head|sga|noun||||{{{2}}}||||||||{{{3}}}||{{{pl2}}}||{{{pl3}}}|altform=|cat2=|g=n|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} forgu n, {{sga-noun|n}} forgu n Inflection templates: {{sga-decl-indecl|g=n}}, {{sga-decl-noun|acc_du=forgu|acc_pl=forgu|acc_sg=forgu|class=indecl-n|dat_du=forgu|dat_pl=forgu|dat_sg=forgu|gen_du=forgu|gen_pl=forgu|gen_sg=forgu|n=|nom_du=forgu|nom_pl=forgu|nom_sg=forgu|voc_du=forgu|voc_pl=forgu|voc_sg=forgu}}, {{sga-mutation}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], forgu [nominative, singular], forgu [dual, nominative], forgu [nominative, plural], forgu [singular, vocative], forgu [dual, vocative], forgu [plural, vocative], forgu [accusative, singular], forgu [accusative, dual], forgu [accusative, plural], forgu [genitive, singular], forgu [dual, genitive], forgu [genitive, plural], forgu [dative, singular], forgu [dative, dual], forgu [dative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], forgu [mutation, mutation-radical], ḟorgu [lenition, mutation], forgu [error-unrecognized-form, mutation]
  1. the best to pick from some set Tags: neuter Related terms: asa·gúsi, dígu, do·goa, rogu, togu, uccu
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          "forgu#Old_Irish"
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      "word": "asa·gúsi"
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      "word": "dígu"
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Download raw JSONL data for forgu meaning in All languages combined (3.8kB)

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  "trace": ""
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