"leithscéal" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Irish]

IPA: /ˈl̠ʲɛʃceːlˠ/ [Connacht], /ˈl̠ʲɛʃcelˠ/ [Ulster], /l̠ʲɪʃcelˠ/ [Ulster]
Etymology: From Old Irish leithscél, corresponding to leath- (“half”) + scéal (“story”). Etymology templates: {{root|ga|ine-pro|*sekʷ-|id=say}}, {{inh|ga|sga|leithscél}} Old Irish leithscél, {{prefix|ga|leath|scéal|gloss1=half|gloss2=story}} leath- (“half”) + scéal (“story”) Head templates: {{head|ga|noun|genitive singular|leithscéil|||||||nominative plural|leithscéalta|||||cat2=|f1request=1|f4request=1|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=}} leithscéal m (genitive singular leithscéil, nominative plural leithscéalta), {{ga-noun|m|leithscéil|~ta}} leithscéal m (genitive singular leithscéil, nominative plural leithscéalta) Inflection templates: {{ga-decl-m1|l|eithscéal|eithscéil|pl=eithscéalta|strong=yes}} Forms: leithscéil [genitive, singular], leithscéalta [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], leithscéal [indefinite, nominative, singular], leithscéalta [indefinite, nominative, plural], a leithscéil [indefinite, singular, vocative], a leithscéalta [indefinite, plural, vocative], leithscéil [genitive, indefinite, singular], leithscéalta [genitive, indefinite, plural], leithscéal [dative, indefinite, singular], leithscéalta [dative, indefinite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], an leithscéal [definite, nominative, singular], na leithscéalta [definite, nominative, plural], an leithscéil [definite, genitive, singular], na leithscéalta [definite, genitive, plural], leis an leithscéal [dative, definite, singular], don leithscéal [dative, definite, singular], leis na leithscéalta [dative, definite, plural]
  1. excuse (explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgement) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-leithscéal-ga-noun-bUUXyoa2 Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header, Irish terms prefixed with leath- Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of Irish terms prefixed with leath-: 79 21
  2. apology Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-leithscéal-ga-noun-4WEgHbAY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: gabh mo leithscéal, gabhaigí mo leithscéal (english: excuse me, I beg your pardon), leithscéalach (english: fond of excuses; apologetic)

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  "derived": [
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "gabh mo leithscéal"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "excuse me, I beg your pardon",
      "word": "gabhaigí mo leithscéal"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "fond of excuses; apologetic",
      "word": "leithscéalach"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*sekʷ-",
        "id": "say"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
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        "3": "leithscél"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish leithscél",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "leath",
        "3": "scéal",
        "gloss1": "half",
        "gloss2": "story"
      },
      "expansion": "leath- (“half”) + scéal (“story”)",
      "name": "prefix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish leithscél, corresponding to leath- (“half”) + scéal (“story”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "leithscéil",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leithscéalta",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-decl-m1",
      "source": "declension",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "leithscéal",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leithscéalta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a leithscéil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "leithscéil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "leithscéalta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "leithscéal",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leithscéalta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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      "form": "ga-decl-m1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an leithscéal",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na leithscéalta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an leithscéil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na leithscéalta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis an leithscéal",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don leithscéal",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis na leithscéalta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
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        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
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      },
      "expansion": "leithscéal m (genitive singular leithscéil, nominative plural leithscéalta)",
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      "args": {
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        "2": "eithscéal",
        "3": "eithscéil",
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        "strong": "yes"
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "excuse (explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgement)"
      ],
      "id": "en-leithscéal-ga-noun-bUUXyoa2",
      "links": [
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          "excuse",
          "excuse"
        ]
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "apology"
      ],
      "id": "en-leithscéal-ga-noun-4WEgHbAY",
      "links": [
        [
          "apology",
          "apology"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈl̠ʲɛʃceːlˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Connacht"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈl̠ʲɛʃcelˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Ulster"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/l̠ʲɪʃcelˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Ulster"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "leithscéal"
}

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    "Irish first-declension nouns",
    "Irish lemmas",
    "Irish masculine nouns",
    "Irish nouns",
    "Irish terms derived from Old Irish",
    "Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Irish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sekʷ- (say)",
    "Irish terms inherited from Old Irish",
    "Irish terms prefixed with leath-",
    "Irish terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "gabh mo leithscéal"
    },
    {
      "english": "excuse me, I beg your pardon",
      "word": "gabhaigí mo leithscéal"
    },
    {
      "english": "fond of excuses; apologetic",
      "word": "leithscéalach"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*sekʷ-",
        "id": "say"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "3": "leithscél"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "leath",
        "3": "scéal",
        "gloss1": "half",
        "gloss2": "story"
      },
      "expansion": "leath- (“half”) + scéal (“story”)",
      "name": "prefix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish leithscél, corresponding to leath- (“half”) + scéal (“story”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "leithscéil",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leithscéalta",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-decl-m1",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leithscéal",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leithscéalta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a leithscéil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a leithscéalta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leithscéil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leithscéalta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leithscéal",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leithscéalta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-decl-m1",
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an leithscéal",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na leithscéalta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an leithscéil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na leithscéalta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis an leithscéal",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don leithscéal",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis na leithscéalta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "6": "",
        "7": "",
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      "args": {
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        "excuse (explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgement)"
      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈl̠ʲɛʃceːlˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Connacht"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈl̠ʲɛʃcelˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Ulster"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/l̠ʲɪʃcelˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Ulster"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "leithscéal"
}

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