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"name": "is-decl-adj-strong"
},
{
"args": {
"apf": "mellufærar",
"apm": "mellufæra",
"apn": "mellufær",
"asf": "mellufæra",
"asm": "mellufæran",
"asn": "mellufært",
"dpf": "mellufærum",
"dpm": "mellufærum",
"dpn": "mellufærum",
"dsf": "mellufærri",
"dsm": "mellufærum",
"dsn": "mellufæru",
"gpf": "mellufærra",
"gpm": "mellufærra",
"gpn": "mellufærra",
"gsf": "mellufærrar",
"gsm": "mellufærs",
"gsn": "mellufærs",
"inflpref": "str|",
"npf": "mellufærar",
"npm": "mellufærir",
"npn": "mellufær",
"nsf": "mellufær",
"nsm": "mellufær",
"nsn": "mellufært",
"title": "positive (strong declension)"
},
"name": "is-decl-adj-base"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "melluf",
"2": "æ",
"3": "r",
"title": "positive (weak declension)"
},
"name": "is-decl-adj-weak"
},
{
"args": {
"apf": "mellufæru",
"apm": "mellufæru",
"apn": "mellufæru",
"asf": "mellufæru",
"asm": "mellufæra",
"asn": "mellufæra",
"dpf": "mellufæru",
"dpm": "mellufæru",
"dpn": "mellufæru",
"dsf": "mellufæru",
"dsm": "mellufæra",
"dsn": "mellufæra",
"gpf": "mellufæru",
"gpm": "mellufæru",
"gpn": "mellufæru",
"gsf": "mellufæru",
"gsm": "mellufæra",
"gsn": "mellufæra",
"inflpref": "wk|",
"npf": "mellufæru",
"npm": "mellufæru",
"npn": "mellufæru",
"nsf": "mellufæra",
"nsm": "mellufæri",
"nsn": "mellufæra",
"title": "positive (weak declension)"
},
"name": "is-decl-adj-base"
}
],
"lang": "Icelandic",
"lang_code": "is",
"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Icelandic informal terms",
"Icelandic terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "Well, I can communicate in German.",
"text": "Æ, ég er svona mellufær í þýsku.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to have some minimum necessary amount of knowledge in a foreign language to be able to communicate effectively"
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(informal) to have some minimum necessary amount of knowledge in a foreign language to be able to communicate effectively"
],
"tags": [
"informal",
"not-comparable"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Icelandic informal terms",
"Icelandic terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "He can play the drums, but he's not exactly an advanced player.",
"text": "Hann er mellufær á trommur.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to have some minimum necessary amount of skill to be able to do something effectively"
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(informal, by extension of the above) to have some minimum necessary amount of skill to be able to do something effectively"
],
"raw_tags": [
"of the above"
],
"tags": [
"broadly",
"informal",
"not-comparable"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈmɛtlʏˌfaiːr/"
}
],
"word": "mellufær"
}
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