"lovebird" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: lovebirds [plural]
Etymology: From love + bird. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|love|bird}} love + bird Head templates: {{en-noun}} lovebird (plural lovebirds)
  1. Any small parrot from one of the nine species within the genus Agapornis. Sometimes they are kept as cage birds and are noted for their affection towards each other. Categories (topical): People Categories (lifeform): Parrots Translations (parrot of the genus Agapornis): agapornis [masculine] (Catalan), 情侶鸚鵡 (Chinese Mandarin), 情侣鹦鹉 (qínglǚyīngwǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), 愛情鸚鵡 (Chinese Mandarin), 爱情鹦鹉 (àiqíngyīngwǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), 愛情鳥 (Chinese Mandarin), 爱情鸟 (àiqíngniǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), agapornis [animate, masculine] (Czech), papoušík [animate, masculine] (Czech), dwergpapegaai [masculine] (Dutch), agapornis [masculine] (Dutch), kaijanen (Finnish), inséparable [masculine] (French), inséparable [feminine] (French), Unzertrennlicher [masculine] (German), Unzertrennliche [feminine] (German), Agapornide [masculine] (German), Agapornide [feminine] (German), Liebesvogel [masculine] (German), αγαπόρνιθα (agapórnitha) [feminine] (Greek), (afrikai) törpepapagáj (Hungarian), éan suirí [masculine] (Irish), inseparabile [masculine] (Italian), ラブバード (rabu bādo) (Japanese), parrad graih [masculine] (Manx), nierozłączka [feminine] (Polish), agapórnis [masculine] (Portuguese), inseparável [masculine] (Portuguese), pássaro-do-amor [masculine] (Portuguese), periquito-namorado [masculine] (Portuguese), papagal amorez [masculine] (Romanian), неразлу́чник (nerazlúčnik) [masculine] (Russian), inseparable [masculine] (Spanish), ప్రేమపక్షి (prēmapakṣi) (Telugu), gaaporn (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-lovebird-en-noun-roBanduh Disambiguation of People: 41 23 36 Disambiguation of Parrots: 63 15 22 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 23 32 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 64 14 21 Disambiguation of 'parrot of the genus Agapornis': 99 1
  2. (figurative, usually in the plural) One of the members of an openly affectionate couple. Tags: figuratively, plural-normally Categories (topical): People Translations (affectionate couple (or a person thereof)): kyyhkyläiset [plural] (Finnish), kyyhkyläinen [singular] (Finnish), tourtereaux (tourtereau m, tourterelle f) [masculine, plural] (French), Turteltauben (Turteltaube f) [feminine, plural] (German), Liebesvögel (Liebesvogel m) [masculine, plural] (German), τρυγονάκια (trygonákia) (alt: τρυγονάκι n (trygonáki)) [neuter, plural] (Greek), szerelmespár (Hungarian), turtildúfur (Icelandic), skötuhjú (Icelandic), piccioncini (piccioncino m, piccioncina f) [masculine, plural] (Italian), turtelduer (turteldue m or f) [feminine, masculine, plural] (Norwegian Bokmål), turtelduer (turteldue f) [feminine, plural] (Norwegian Nynorsk), pombinhos (pombinho m, pombinha f) [masculine, plural] (Portuguese), голубки́ (golubkí) (alt: голубо́к m (golubók), голу́бка f (golúbka)) [masculine, plural] (Russian), tórtolos (tórtolo m, tórtola f) [masculine, plural] (Spanish), tortolitos [masculine, plural] (Spanish), (tortolito [masculine] (Spanish), tortolita [feminine] (Spanish), turturduvor (turturduvor c) [plural] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-lovebird-en-noun-9PSKAKSN Disambiguation of People: 41 23 36 Disambiguation of 'affectionate couple (or a person thereof)': 18 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: love bird, love-bird
Hyponyms: black-cheeked lovebird, Agapornis nigrigenis, black-collared lovebird (alt: Swindern's lovebird), Agapornis swindernianus, black-winged lovebird (alt: Abyssinian lovebird), Agapornis taranta, Fischer's lovebird, Agapornis fischeri, grey-headed lovebird (english: Madagascar lovebird), Agapornis canus, Lilian's lovebird (alt: Nyasa lovebird), Agapornis lilianae, red-headed lovebird (english: red-faced lovebird), Agapornis pullarius, rosy-faced lovebird (english: peach-faced lovebird), Agapornis roseicollis, yellow-collared lovebird (english: masked lovebird), Agapornis personatus

Verb [English]

Forms: lovebirds [present, singular, third-person], lovebirding [participle, present], lovebirded [participle, past], lovebirded [past]
Etymology: From love + bird. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|love|bird}} love + bird Head templates: {{en-verb}} lovebird (third-person singular simple present lovebirds, present participle lovebirding, simple past and past participle lovebirded)
  1. (intransitive) To express romantic affection openly. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): People Synonyms: bill and coo
    Sense id: en-lovebird-en-verb-YkAcl41n Disambiguation of People: 41 23 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: love bird, love-bird

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "sense": "affectionate couple (or a person thereof)",
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          "word": "pombinhos (pombinho m, pombinha f)"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 82",
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            "masculine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "голубки́"
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          "_dis1": "18 82",
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          "sense": "affectionate couple (or a person thereof)",
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            "masculine",
            "plural"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 82",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "affectionate couple (or a person thereof)",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
            "plural"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 82",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "affectionate couple (or a person thereof)",
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            "masculine"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 82",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "affectionate couple (or a person thereof)",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "tortolita"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 82",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "affectionate couple (or a person thereof)",
          "tags": [
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "turturduvor (turturduvor c)"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "love bird"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "love-bird"
    }
  ],
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}

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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "love",
        "3": "bird"
      },
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      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From love + bird.",
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    {
      "form": "lovebirds",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lovebirding",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lovebirded",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lovebirded",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "lovebird (third-person singular simple present lovebirds, present participle lovebirding, simple past and past participle lovebirded)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "41 23 36",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "People",
          "orig": "en:People",
          "parents": [
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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        "To express romantic affection openly."
      ],
      "id": "en-lovebird-en-verb-YkAcl41n",
      "links": [
        [
          "express",
          "express"
        ],
        [
          "romantic",
          "romantic"
        ],
        [
          "affection",
          "affection"
        ],
        [
          "openly",
          "openly"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To express romantic affection openly."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "bill and coo"
        }
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        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "love bird"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "love-bird"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lovebird"
}
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    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English verbs",
    "en:Parrots",
    "en:People"
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ja",
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            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "rabubādo"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Japanese: ラブバード (rabubādo)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Japanese: ラブバード (rabubādo)"
    }
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      "args": {
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        "2": "love",
        "3": "bird"
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      "form": "lovebirds",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
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      "args": {},
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      "word": "black-cheeked lovebird"
    },
    {
      "word": "Agapornis nigrigenis"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Swindern's lovebird",
      "word": "black-collared lovebird"
    },
    {
      "word": "Agapornis swindernianus"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Abyssinian lovebird",
      "word": "black-winged lovebird"
    },
    {
      "word": "Agapornis taranta"
    },
    {
      "word": "Fischer's lovebird"
    },
    {
      "word": "Agapornis fischeri"
    },
    {
      "english": "Madagascar lovebird",
      "word": "grey-headed lovebird"
    },
    {
      "word": "Agapornis canus"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Nyasa lovebird",
      "word": "Lilian's lovebird"
    },
    {
      "word": "Agapornis lilianae"
    },
    {
      "english": "red-faced lovebird",
      "word": "red-headed lovebird"
    },
    {
      "word": "Agapornis pullarius"
    },
    {
      "english": "peach-faced lovebird",
      "word": "rosy-faced lovebird"
    },
    {
      "word": "Agapornis roseicollis"
    },
    {
      "english": "masked lovebird",
      "word": "yellow-collared lovebird"
    },
    {
      "word": "Agapornis personatus"
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        "Any small parrot from one of the nine species within the genus Agapornis. Sometimes they are kept as cage birds and are noted for their affection towards each other."
      ],
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        [
          "parrot",
          "parrot"
        ],
        [
          "species",
          "species"
        ],
        [
          "Agapornis",
          "Agapornis#Translingual"
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        [
          "cage bird",
          "cage bird"
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          "affection",
          "affection"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
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      ],
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        {
          "ref": "1999, “The One with the Girl Who Hits Joey”, in Friends, season 5, episode 15 (television production), spoken by Joey Tribbiani (Matt LeBlanc)",
          "text": "Okay, all right, whew! What do you say we all clear out of here and let these two lovebirds get back down to business?",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "One of the members of an openly affectionate couple."
      ],
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        [
          "openly",
          "openly"
        ],
        [
          "affectionate",
          "affectionate"
        ],
        [
          "couple",
          "couple"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative, usually in the plural) One of the members of an openly affectionate couple."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "plural-normally"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "love bird"
    },
    {
      "word": "love-bird"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "parrot of the genus Agapornis",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "agapornis"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "parrot of the genus Agapornis",
      "word": "情侶鸚鵡"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "qínglǚyīngwǔ",
      "sense": "parrot of the genus Agapornis",
      "word": "情侣鹦鹉"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "parrot of the genus Agapornis",
      "word": "愛情鸚鵡"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "àiqíngyīngwǔ",
      "sense": "parrot of the genus Agapornis",
      "word": "爱情鹦鹉"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "parrot of the genus Agapornis",
      "word": "愛情鳥"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "àiqíngniǎo",
      "sense": "parrot of the genus Agapornis",
      "word": "爱情鸟"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "parrot of the genus Agapornis",
      "tags": [
        "animate",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "agapornis"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "parrot of the genus Agapornis",
      "tags": [
        "animate",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "papoušík"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "parrot of the genus Agapornis",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dwergpapegaai"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "parrot of the genus Agapornis",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "agapornis"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "parrot of the genus Agapornis",
      "word": "kaijanen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "parrot of the genus Agapornis",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "inséparable"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "parrot of the genus Agapornis",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "inséparable"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "parrot of the genus Agapornis",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Unzertrennlicher"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "parrot of the genus Agapornis",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Unzertrennliche"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "parrot of the genus Agapornis",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Agapornide"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "parrot of the genus Agapornis",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Agapornide"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "parrot of the genus Agapornis",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Liebesvogel"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "agapórnitha",
      "sense": "parrot of the genus Agapornis",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "αγαπόρνιθα"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "parrot of the genus Agapornis",
      "word": "(afrikai) törpepapagáj"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "parrot of the genus Agapornis",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "éan suirí"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "parrot of the genus Agapornis",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "inseparabile"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "rabu bādo",
      "sense": "parrot of the genus Agapornis",
      "word": "ラブバード"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "parrot of the genus Agapornis",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "parrad graih"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "parrot of the genus Agapornis",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "nierozłączka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "parrot of the genus Agapornis",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "agapórnis"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "parrot of the genus Agapornis",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "inseparável"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "parrot of the genus Agapornis",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pássaro-do-amor"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "parrot of the genus Agapornis",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "periquito-namorado"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "parrot of the genus Agapornis",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "papagal amorez"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nerazlúčnik",
      "sense": "parrot of the genus Agapornis",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "неразлу́чник"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "parrot of the genus Agapornis",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "inseparable"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "prēmapakṣi",
      "sense": "parrot of the genus Agapornis",
      "word": "ప్రేమపక్షి"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "parrot of the genus Agapornis",
      "word": "gaaporn"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "affectionate couple (or a person thereof)",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "kyyhkyläiset"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "affectionate couple (or a person thereof)",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ],
      "word": "kyyhkyläinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "affectionate couple (or a person thereof)",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "tourtereaux (tourtereau m, tourterelle f)"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "affectionate couple (or a person thereof)",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Turteltauben (Turteltaube f)"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "affectionate couple (or a person thereof)",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Liebesvögel (Liebesvogel m)"
    },
    {
      "alt": "τρυγονάκι n (trygonáki)",
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "trygonákia",
      "sense": "affectionate couple (or a person thereof)",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "τρυγονάκια"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "affectionate couple (or a person thereof)",
      "word": "szerelmespár"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "affectionate couple (or a person thereof)",
      "word": "turtildúfur"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "affectionate couple (or a person thereof)",
      "word": "skötuhjú"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "affectionate couple (or a person thereof)",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "piccioncini (piccioncino m, piccioncina f)"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "affectionate couple (or a person thereof)",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "turtelduer (turteldue m or f)"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "affectionate couple (or a person thereof)",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "turtelduer (turteldue f)"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "affectionate couple (or a person thereof)",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "pombinhos (pombinho m, pombinha f)"
    },
    {
      "alt": "голубо́к m (golubók), голу́бка f (golúbka)",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "golubkí",
      "sense": "affectionate couple (or a person thereof)",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "голубки́"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "affectionate couple (or a person thereof)",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "tórtolos (tórtolo m, tórtola f)"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "affectionate couple (or a person thereof)",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "tortolitos"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "affectionate couple (or a person thereof)",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "(tortolito"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "affectionate couple (or a person thereof)",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tortolita"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "affectionate couple (or a person thereof)",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "turturduvor (turturduvor c)"
    }
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}

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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
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      "form": "lovebirding",
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        "present"
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      "tags": [
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        "past"
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      "tags": [
        "past"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "categories": [
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        "To express romantic affection openly."
      ],
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        [
          "romantic",
          "romantic"
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        [
          "affection",
          "affection"
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        [
          "openly",
          "openly"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To express romantic affection openly."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "bill and coo"
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        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "word": "love bird"
    },
    {
      "word": "love-bird"
    }
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  "word": "lovebird"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-04-26 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (93a6c53 and 21a9316). 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.