"glicc" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [Old Irish]

IPA: /ˈɡʲlʲikʲ/ Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], glicc [mutation, mutation-radical], glicc [lenition, mutation], nglicc [error-unrecognized-form, mutation]
Etymology: From Proto-Celtic *glikkis. Possibly ultimately related to Scots gleg (“smart, quick”), Ancient Greek καλχαίνω (kalkhaínō, “to ponder”), Proto-Germanic *klōkaz (“quick, smart”), Middle English begalewen (“to frighten, stupefy”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sga|cel-pro|*glikkis}} Proto-Celtic *glikkis, {{cog|sco|gleg|t=smart, quick}} Scots gleg (“smart, quick”), {{cog|grc|καλχαίνω|t=to ponder}} Ancient Greek καλχαίνω (kalkhaínō, “to ponder”), {{cog|gem-pro|*klōkaz|t=quick, smart}} Proto-Germanic *klōkaz (“quick, smart”), {{cog|enm|begalewen|t=to frighten, stupefy}} Middle English begalewen (“to frighten, stupefy”) Head templates: {{head|sga|adjective|||||||head=|var=}} glicc, {{sga-adj}} glicc Inflection templates: {{sga-mutation}}
  1. shrewd, ingenious, skilled, acute Derived forms: gliccus
    Sense id: en-glicc-sga-adj-83ZghovH Categories (other): Old Irish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "word": "glic"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Manx",
      "lang_code": "gv",
      "word": "glick"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "lang_code": "gd",
      "word": "glic"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*glikkis"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *glikkis",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "gleg",
        "t": "smart, quick"
      },
      "expansion": "Scots gleg (“smart, quick”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "καλχαίνω",
        "t": "to ponder"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek καλχαίνω (kalkhaínō, “to ponder”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem-pro",
        "2": "*klōkaz",
        "t": "quick, smart"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *klōkaz (“quick, smart”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "begalewen",
        "t": "to frighten, stupefy"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English begalewen (“to frighten, stupefy”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Celtic *glikkis. Possibly ultimately related to Scots gleg (“smart, quick”), Ancient Greek καλχαίνω (kalkhaínō, “to ponder”), Proto-Germanic *klōkaz (“quick, smart”), Middle English begalewen (“to frighten, stupefy”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sga-mutation",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "glicc",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-radical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "glicc",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "lenition",
        "mutation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nglicc",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "mutation"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "head": "",
        "var": ""
      },
      "expansion": "glicc",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "glicc",
      "name": "sga-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "sga-mutation"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Irish",
  "lang_code": "sga",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "gliccus"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "shrewd, ingenious, skilled, acute"
      ],
      "id": "en-glicc-sga-adj-83ZghovH",
      "links": [
        [
          "shrewd",
          "shrewd"
        ],
        [
          "ingenious",
          "ingenious"
        ],
        [
          "skilled",
          "skilled"
        ],
        [
          "acute",
          "acute"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡʲlʲikʲ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "glicc"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "gliccus"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "word": "glic"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Manx",
      "lang_code": "gv",
      "word": "glick"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "lang_code": "gd",
      "word": "glic"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "cel-pro",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *glikkis",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "gleg",
        "t": "smart, quick"
      },
      "expansion": "Scots gleg (“smart, quick”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "καλχαίνω",
        "t": "to ponder"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek καλχαίνω (kalkhaínō, “to ponder”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem-pro",
        "2": "*klōkaz",
        "t": "quick, smart"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *klōkaz (“quick, smart”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "begalewen",
        "t": "to frighten, stupefy"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English begalewen (“to frighten, stupefy”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Celtic *glikkis. Possibly ultimately related to Scots gleg (“smart, quick”), Ancient Greek καλχαίνω (kalkhaínō, “to ponder”), Proto-Germanic *klōkaz (“quick, smart”), Middle English begalewen (“to frighten, stupefy”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sga-mutation",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "glicc",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-radical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "glicc",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "lenition",
        "mutation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nglicc",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "mutation"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "head": "",
        "var": ""
      },
      "expansion": "glicc",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "glicc",
      "name": "sga-adj"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "sga-mutation"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Irish",
  "lang_code": "sga",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        "Old Irish adjectives",
        "Old Irish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old Irish lemmas",
        "Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
        "Old Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
        "Old Irish terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "shrewd, ingenious, skilled, acute"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shrewd",
          "shrewd"
        ],
        [
          "ingenious",
          "ingenious"
        ],
        [
          "skilled",
          "skilled"
        ],
        [
          "acute",
          "acute"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡʲlʲikʲ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "glicc"
}

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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'nasalization'",
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  ],
  "section": "Old Irish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "glicc",
  "trace": ""
}

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