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Noun [Old Irish]

IPA: /ˈmʲeɾʲɡʲ/
Etymology: From Proto-Celtic *mergī (“rust, corrosion”), from Proto-Indo-European *merǵ- (“to be wet, withered”). Etymology templates: {{der|sga|cel-pro|*mergī|t=rust, corrosion}} Proto-Celtic *mergī (“rust, corrosion”), {{der|sga|ine-pro|*merǵ-|t=to be wet, withered}} Proto-Indo-European *merǵ- (“to be wet, withered”), {{ref|<span class="cited-source">Matasović, Ranko (<span class="None" lang="und">2009), “*mergī”, in <cite>Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic</cite> (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, <small>→ISBN</small>, page 267</span></span>}} Head templates: {{head|sga|noun|||genitive|meirce|||||no plural|||-||{{{pl2}}}||{{{pl3}}}|cat2=|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|var=}} meirc f (genitive meirce, no plural), {{sga-noun|f|~e|-}} meirc f (genitive meirce, no plural) Inflection templates: {{sga-decl-ih|n=s}}, {{sga-decl-noun|acc_du=meirc+L|acc_du2=|acc_du3=|acc_pl=meirci+H|acc_pl2=|acc_pl3=|acc_sg=meirci+N|acc_sg2=|acc_sg3=|class=ī-f|dat_du=meircib|dat_du2=|dat_du3=|dat_pl=meircib|dat_pl2=|dat_pl3=|dat_sg=meirci+L|dat_sg2=|dat_sg3=|gen_du=meirce+L|gen_du2=|gen_du3=|gen_pl=meirce+N|gen_pl2=|gen_pl3=|gen_sg=meirce+H|gen_sg2=|gen_sg3=|n=s|nom_du=meirc+L|nom_du2=|nom_du3=|nom_pl=meirci+H|nom_pl2=|nom_pl3=|nom_sg=meirc+L|nom_sg2=|nom_sg3=|voc_du=meirc+L|voc_du2=|voc_du3=|voc_pl=meirci+H|voc_pl2=|voc_pl3=|voc_sg=meirc+L|voc_sg2=|voc_sg3=}}, {{sga-mutation}} Forms: meirce [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], meirc [nominative, singular], - [dual, nominative], - [nominative, plural], meirc [singular, vocative], - [dual, vocative], - [plural, vocative], meirci [accusative, singular], - [accusative, dual], - [accusative, plural], meirce [genitive, singular], - [dual, genitive], - [genitive, plural], meirci [dative, singular], - [dative, dual], - [dative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], meirc [mutation, mutation-radical], also mmeirc in h-prothesis environments [mutation, mutation-radical], meirc [lenition, mutation], meirc [error-unrecognized-form, mutation], also mmeirc [error-unrecognized-form, mutation]
  1. rust, corrosion Tags: feminine, no-plural
    Sense id: en-meirc-sga-noun-5ghJC0j2 Categories (other): Old Irish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Iron
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          "lang_code": "ga",
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        },
        {
          "lang": "Manx",
          "lang_code": "gv",
          "word": "mergey"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "lang_code": "gd",
          "word": "meirg"
        }
      ],
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      "word": "meirg"
    }
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*merǵ-",
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      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *merǵ- (“to be wet, withered”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "<span class=\"cited-source\">Matasović, Ranko (<span class=\"None\" lang=\"und\">2009), “*mergī”, in <cite>Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic</cite> (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, <small>→ISBN</small>, page 267</span></span>"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "ref"
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ī-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "meirc",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "meirc",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
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      "form": "-",
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "meirc",
      "source": "mutation",
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        "mutation",
        "mutation-radical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "also mmeirc in h-prothesis environments",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-radical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meirc",
      "source": "mutation",
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        "lenition",
        "mutation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meirc",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "mutation"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
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      ]
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        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "-",
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        "17": "",
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        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
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        "var": ""
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    },
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    }
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    },
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        "acc_pl3": "",
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        "acc_sg2": "",
        "acc_sg3": "",
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        "dat_du3": "",
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        "dat_pl2": "",
        "dat_pl3": "",
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        "nom_du2": "",
        "nom_du3": "",
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        "nom_pl2": "",
        "nom_pl3": "",
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        "nom_sg2": "",
        "nom_sg3": "",
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        "voc_du2": "",
        "voc_du3": "",
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        "voc_pl3": "",
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      },
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    }
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  "lang": "Old Irish",
  "lang_code": "sga",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        {
          "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"
        },
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          "name": "Iron",
          "orig": "sga:Iron",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        "rust, corrosion"
      ],
      "id": "en-meirc-sga-noun-5ghJC0j2",
      "links": [
        [
          "rust",
          "rust"
        ],
        [
          "corrosion",
          "corrosion"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "no-plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmʲeɾʲɡʲ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "meirc"
}
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          "lang_code": "ga",
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        },
        {
          "lang": "Manx",
          "lang_code": "gv",
          "word": "mergey"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
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      },
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      "name": "ref"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "meirce",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "inflection-template"
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      "form": "ī-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
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    },
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      "form": "meirc",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "meirc",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dual"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "-",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
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        "table-tags"
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      "source": "mutation",
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        "mutation",
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    },
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      "form": "also mmeirc in h-prothesis environments",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-radical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meirc",
      "source": "mutation",
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        "lenition",
        "mutation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meirc",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "mutation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "also mmeirc",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "mutation"
      ]
    }
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        "10": "",
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        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "-",
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        "17": "",
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        "8": "",
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        "acc_du2": "",
        "acc_du3": "",
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        "acc_pl2": "",
        "acc_pl3": "",
        "acc_sg": "meirci+N",
        "acc_sg2": "",
        "acc_sg3": "",
        "class": "ī-f",
        "dat_du": "meircib",
        "dat_du2": "",
        "dat_du3": "",
        "dat_pl": "meircib",
        "dat_pl2": "",
        "dat_pl3": "",
        "dat_sg": "meirci+L",
        "dat_sg2": "",
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        "gen_du2": "",
        "gen_du3": "",
        "gen_pl": "meirce+N",
        "gen_pl2": "",
        "gen_pl3": "",
        "gen_sg": "meirce+H",
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        "nom_du3": "",
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        "nom_pl3": "",
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        "nom_sg2": "",
        "nom_sg3": "",
        "voc_du": "meirc+L",
        "voc_du2": "",
        "voc_du3": "",
        "voc_pl": "meirci+H",
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  "lang": "Old Irish",
  "lang_code": "sga",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old Irish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old Irish feminine nouns",
        "Old Irish lemmas",
        "Old Irish nouns",
        "Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
        "Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Old Irish terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Old Irish uncountable nouns",
        "Old Irish ī-stem nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "sga:Iron"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "rust, corrosion"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rust",
          "rust"
        ],
        [
          "corrosion",
          "corrosion"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "no-plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmʲeɾʲɡʲ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "meirc"
}

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