"postnominal" meaning in All languages combined

See postnominal on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Etymology: From post- + nominal. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|post|nominal}} post- + nominal Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} postnominal (not comparable)
  1. Alternative form of post-nominal. Tags: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: post-nominal Derived forms: postnominally
    Sense id: en-postnominal-en-adj-NQlPfdwJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 33 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 37 32 5 2

Noun [English]

Forms: postnominals [plural]
Etymology: From post- + nominal. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|post|nominal}} post- + nominal Head templates: {{en-noun}} postnominal (plural postnominals)
  1. Something, such as a title or abbreviation denoting an attained academic degree or a membership in an organization, which is placed after a name.
    Sense id: en-postnominal-en-noun-y3~-3jao Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with post-, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 33 37 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with post-: 24 47 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 25 38 27 7 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 37 32 5 2
  2. (linguistics) Something which is placed after a noun.
    Sense id: en-postnominal-en-noun-EYuFQdYI Categories (other): Linguistics, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 33 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 37 32 5 2 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Noun [Romanian]

Etymology: From post- + nominal. Etymology templates: {{affix|ro|post-|nominal}} post- + nominal Head templates: {{ro-noun|n|postnominale}} postnominal n (plural postnominale) Inflection templates: {{ro-decl-noun|gpd=postnominalelor|gpi=postnominale|gsd=postnominalului|gsi=postnominal|n=|npd=postnominalele|npi=postnominale|nsd=postnominalul|nsi=postnominal|vp=postnominalelor|vs=postnominalule}} Forms: postnominale [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], postnominal [accusative, indefinite, nominative, singular], postnominalul [accusative, definite, nominative, singular], postnominale [accusative, indefinite, nominative, plural], postnominalele [accusative, definite, nominative, plural], postnominal [dative, genitive, indefinite, singular], postnominalului [dative, definite, genitive, singular], postnominale [dative, genitive, indefinite, plural], postnominalelor [dative, definite, genitive, plural], postnominalule [singular, vocative], postnominalelor [plural, vocative]
  1. a word derived from a noun or an adjective Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-postnominal-ro-noun-sRhvP5zo Categories (other): Romanian entries with incorrect language header, Romanian terms prefixed with post- Disambiguation of Romanian entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of Romanian terms prefixed with post-: 74 26
  2. postnominal Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-postnominal-ro-noun-trvWgwqy

Adjective [Spanish]

Forms: postnominales [feminine, masculine, plural]
Head templates: {{es-adj}} postnominal m or f (masculine and feminine plural postnominales)
  1. postnominal Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-postnominal-es-adj-trvWgwqy Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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    [
      "post-",
      "post-#English"
    ],
    [
      "nominal",
      "nominal#English"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From post- + nominal.",
  "forms": [
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "29 33 37",
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "24 47 29",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms prefixed with post-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 38 27 7 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "24 37 32 5 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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      ],
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      ],
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      "links": [
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          "title"
        ],
        [
          "abbreviation",
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        [
          "degree",
          "degree"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
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          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Linguistics",
          "orig": "en:Linguistics",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "29 33 37",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "24 37 32 5 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Something which is placed after a noun."
      ],
      "id": "en-postnominal-en-noun-EYuFQdYI",
      "links": [
        [
          "linguistics",
          "linguistics"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(linguistics) Something which is placed after a noun."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "postnominal"
}

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      "post-",
      "post-#English"
    ],
    [
      "nominal",
      "nominal#English"
    ]
  ],
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        "2": "post",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From post- + nominal.",
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
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      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
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    {
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        {
          "word": "post-nominal"
        }
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "29 33 37",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "24 37 32 5 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "word": "postnominally"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of post-nominal."
      ],
      "id": "en-postnominal-en-adj-NQlPfdwJ",
      "links": [
        [
          "post-nominal",
          "post-nominal#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "postnominal"
}

{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "post-",
      "post-#Romanian"
    ],
    [
      "nominal",
      "nominal#Romanian"
    ]
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "2": "post-",
        "3": "nominal"
      },
      "expansion": "post- + nominal",
      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From post- + nominal.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "postnominale",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ro-noun-n",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "postnominal",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "postnominalul",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "postnominale",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "postnominalele",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "postnominal",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "postnominalului",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "postnominale",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "postnominalelor",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "postnominalule",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "postnominalelor",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "2": "postnominale"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "gpd": "postnominalelor",
        "gpi": "postnominale",
        "gsd": "postnominalului",
        "gsi": "postnominal",
        "n": "",
        "npd": "postnominalele",
        "npi": "postnominale",
        "nsd": "postnominalul",
        "nsi": "postnominal",
        "vp": "postnominalelor",
        "vs": "postnominalule"
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    }
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  "lang_code": "ro",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "79 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Romanian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "74 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Romanian terms prefixed with post-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "a word derived from a noun or an adjective"
      ],
      "id": "en-postnominal-ro-noun-sRhvP5zo",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "postnominal"
      ],
      "id": "en-postnominal-ro-noun-trvWgwqy",
      "links": [
        [
          "postnominal",
          "postnominal#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "postnominal"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "postnominales",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "postnominal m or f (masculine and feminine plural postnominales)",
      "name": "es-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "adj",
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    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        "postnominal"
      ],
      "id": "en-postnominal-es-adj-trvWgwqy",
      "links": [
        [
          "postnominal",
          "postnominal#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "postnominal"
}
{
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    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms prefixed with post-",
    "English uncomparable adjectives",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "post-",
      "post-#English"
    ],
    [
      "nominal",
      "nominal#English"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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      },
      "expansion": "post- + nominal",
      "name": "prefix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From post- + nominal.",
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    {
      "form": "postnominals",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "postnominal (plural postnominals)",
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
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    {
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        "Something, such as a title or abbreviation denoting an attained academic degree or a membership in an organization, which is placed after a name."
      ],
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          "title",
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        ],
        [
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          "abbreviation"
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        [
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        ]
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        "en:Linguistics"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Something which is placed after a noun."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "linguistics",
          "linguistics"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(linguistics) Something which is placed after a noun."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "postnominal"
}

{
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    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms prefixed with post-",
    "English uncomparable adjectives",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "postnominally"
    }
  ],
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      "post-",
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    ],
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    ]
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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      },
      "expansion": "post- + nominal",
      "name": "prefix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From post- + nominal.",
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        "1": "-"
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    }
  ],
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        {
          "word": "post-nominal"
        }
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        "Alternative form of post-nominal."
      ],
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        [
          "post-nominal",
          "post-nominal#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "alt-of",
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        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

{
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Romanian countable nouns",
    "Romanian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Romanian lemmas",
    "Romanian neuter nouns",
    "Romanian nouns",
    "Romanian nouns with red links in their headword lines",
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      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From post- + nominal.",
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    {
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "postnominal",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "postnominalul",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "postnominale",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "postnominalele",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "postnominal",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "postnominalului",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "postnominale",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "postnominalelor",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "postnominalule",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "postnominalelor",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "2": "postnominale"
      },
      "expansion": "postnominal n (plural postnominale)",
      "name": "ro-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "gpd": "postnominalelor",
        "gpi": "postnominale",
        "gsd": "postnominalului",
        "gsi": "postnominal",
        "n": "",
        "npd": "postnominalele",
        "npi": "postnominale",
        "nsd": "postnominalul",
        "nsi": "postnominal",
        "vp": "postnominalelor",
        "vs": "postnominalule"
      },
      "name": "ro-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Romanian",
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  "senses": [
    {
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        "a word derived from a noun or an adjective"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "postnominal"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "postnominal",
          "postnominal#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "postnominal"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "postnominales",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "postnominal m or f (masculine and feminine plural postnominales)",
      "name": "es-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Spanish adjectives",
        "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Spanish epicene adjectives",
        "Spanish lemmas"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "postnominal"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "postnominal",
          "postnominal#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "postnominal"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-09-25 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-09-02 using wiktextract (1a05e46 and e3d6d4e). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.