"ou" meaning in Catalan

See ou in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: [ˈow] [Balearic, Central, Valencia]
Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|ca}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{head|ca|interjection}} ou
  1. (Mallorca, Menorca) whoa! (command to an animal to stop) Tags: Mallorca
    Sense id: en-ou-ca-intj-Ddbkg1Ll Categories (other): Mallorcan Catalan, Menorcan Catalan, Catalan onomatopoeias
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Biology Disambiguation of Biology: 0 0 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: [ˈɔw] [Balearic, Central, Valencia] Audio: LL-Q7026 (cat)-Millars-ou.wav Forms: ous [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔw Etymology: Inherited from Vulgar Latin (*)ŏvum, from Classical Latin ōvum. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ca|VL.|*ovum|(*)ŏvum||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Vulgar Latin (*)ŏvum, {{inh+|ca|VL.|*ovum|(*)ŏvum}} Inherited from Vulgar Latin (*)ŏvum, {{inh|ca|la-cla|ōvum}} Classical Latin ōvum Head templates: {{ca-noun|m}} ou m (plural ous)
  1. egg Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-ou-ca-noun-NHB8P0Df
  2. (colloquial) ball, testicle Tags: colloquial, masculine
    Sense id: en-ou-ca-noun-uCiqFC5u
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Biology Disambiguation of Biology: 0 0 0 0 0

Verb

IPA: [ˈɔw] [Balearic, Central, Valencia]
Head templates: {{head|ca|verb form}} ou
  1. (Valencia, Northern Calatan) inflection of oir:
    third-person singular present indicative
    Tags: Valencia, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: oir
    Sense id: en-ou-ca-verb-GZ9gO5Yh Categories (other): Valencian, Catalan entries with incorrect language header, Foods Disambiguation of Catalan entries with incorrect language header: 3 1 3 70 23 Disambiguation of Foods: 3 34 2 56 5
  2. (Valencia, Northern Calatan) inflection of oir:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: Valencia, form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: oir
    Sense id: en-ou-ca-verb-YILApA0~ Categories (other): Valencian
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3 Categories (other): Biology Disambiguation of Biology: 0 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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    {
      "_dis": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "kind": "other",
      "langcode": "ca",
      "name": "Biology",
      "orig": "ca:Biology",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w+disamb"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
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      "args": {
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      },
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    },
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        "1": "ca",
        "2": "VL.",
        "3": "*ovum",
        "4": "(*)ŏvum",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Vulgar Latin (*)ŏvum",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ca",
        "2": "VL.",
        "3": "*ovum",
        "4": "(*)ŏvum"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Vulgar Latin (*)ŏvum",
      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ca",
        "2": "la-cla",
        "3": "ōvum"
      },
      "expansion": "Classical Latin ōvum",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Vulgar Latin (*)ŏvum, from Classical Latin ōvum.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ous",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "ou m (plural ous)",
      "name": "ca-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Catalan",
  "lang_code": "ca",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "egg"
      ],
      "id": "en-ou-ca-noun-NHB8P0Df",
      "links": [
        [
          "egg",
          "egg"
        ]
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
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        "ball, testicle"
      ],
      "id": "en-ou-ca-noun-uCiqFC5u",
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        [
          "ball",
          "ball"
        ],
        [
          "testicle",
          "testicle"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) ball, testicle"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɔw]",
      "tags": [
        "Balearic",
        "Central",
        "Valencia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q7026 (cat)-Millars-ou.wav",
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔw"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ou"
}

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      "kind": "other",
      "langcode": "ca",
      "name": "Biology",
      "orig": "ca:Biology",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w+disamb"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
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      },
      "expansion": "Onomatopoeic",
      "name": "onomatopoeic"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Onomatopoeic.",
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        "2": "interjection"
      },
      "expansion": "ou",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Catalan",
  "lang_code": "ca",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Mallorcan Catalan",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Menorcan Catalan",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Catalan onomatopoeias",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "whoa! (command to an animal to stop)"
      ],
      "id": "en-ou-ca-intj-Ddbkg1Ll",
      "links": [
        [
          "whoa",
          "whoa"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Mallorca, Menorca) whoa! (command to an animal to stop)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Mallorca"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈow]",
      "tags": [
        "Balearic",
        "Central",
        "Valencia"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ou"
}

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      "_dis": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "kind": "other",
      "langcode": "ca",
      "name": "Biology",
      "orig": "ca:Biology",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w+disamb"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 3,
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ca",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "ou",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Catalan",
  "lang_code": "ca",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Valencian",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 1 3 70 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Catalan entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 34 2 56 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ca",
          "name": "Foods",
          "orig": "ca:Foods",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "oir"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "inflection of oir:",
        "third-person singular present indicative"
      ],
      "id": "en-ou-ca-verb-GZ9gO5Yh",
      "links": [
        [
          "oir",
          "oir#Catalan"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "Northern Calatan",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Valencia, Northern Calatan) inflection of oir:",
        "third-person singular present indicative"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Valencia",
        "form-of",
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Valencian",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "oir"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "inflection of oir:",
        "second-person singular imperative"
      ],
      "id": "en-ou-ca-verb-YILApA0~",
      "links": [
        [
          "oir",
          "oir#Catalan"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "Northern Calatan",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Valencia, Northern Calatan) inflection of oir:",
        "second-person singular imperative"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Valencia",
        "form-of",
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɔw]",
      "tags": [
        "Balearic",
        "Central",
        "Valencia"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ou"
}
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    "Catalan entries with incorrect language header",
    "Catalan lemmas",
    "Catalan masculine nouns",
    "Catalan non-lemma forms",
    "Catalan nouns",
    "Catalan terms derived from Classical Latin",
    "Catalan terms derived from Vulgar Latin",
    "Catalan terms inherited from Classical Latin",
    "Catalan terms inherited from Vulgar Latin",
    "Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Catalan verb forms",
    "Pages with 31 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Catalan/ɔw",
    "Rhymes:Catalan/ɔw/1 syllable",
    "ca:Biology",
    "ca:Foods"
  ],
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        "3": "*ovum",
        "4": "(*)ŏvum",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Vulgar Latin (*)ŏvum, from Classical Latin ōvum.",
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      },
      "expansion": "ou m (plural ous)",
      "name": "ca-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Catalan",
  "lang_code": "ca",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        "egg"
      ],
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        [
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          "egg"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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        "Catalan colloquialisms"
      ],
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        "ball, testicle"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ball",
          "ball"
        ],
        [
          "testicle",
          "testicle"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) ball, testicle"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɔw]",
      "tags": [
        "Balearic",
        "Central",
        "Valencia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q7026 (cat)-Millars-ou.wav",
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔw"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ou"
}

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    "Catalan entries with incorrect language header",
    "Catalan interjections",
    "Catalan lemmas",
    "Catalan non-lemma forms",
    "Catalan onomatopoeias",
    "Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Catalan verb forms",
    "Pages with 31 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ca:Biology",
    "ca:Foods"
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "Onomatopoeic",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Onomatopoeic.",
  "head_templates": [
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        "1": "ca",
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      },
      "expansion": "ou",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Catalan",
  "lang_code": "ca",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Mallorcan Catalan",
        "Menorcan Catalan"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "whoa! (command to an animal to stop)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "whoa",
          "whoa"
        ]
      ],
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        "(Mallorca, Menorca) whoa! (command to an animal to stop)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Mallorca"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈow]",
      "tags": [
        "Balearic",
        "Central",
        "Valencia"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ou"
}

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    "Catalan entries with incorrect language header",
    "Catalan non-lemma forms",
    "Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Catalan verb forms",
    "Pages with 31 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ca:Biology",
    "ca:Foods"
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  "head_templates": [
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        "1": "ca",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "Valencian"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "oir"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "inflection of oir:",
        "third-person singular present indicative"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "oir",
          "oir#Catalan"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "Northern Calatan",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Valencia, Northern Calatan) inflection of oir:",
        "third-person singular present indicative"
      ],
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        "Valencia",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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        "Valencian"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "oir"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "inflection of oir:",
        "second-person singular imperative"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "oir",
          "oir#Catalan"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "Northern Calatan",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Valencia, Northern Calatan) inflection of oir:",
        "second-person singular imperative"
      ],
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        "Valencia",
        "form-of",
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɔw]",
      "tags": [
        "Balearic",
        "Central",
        "Valencia"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ou"
}

Download raw JSONL data for ou meaning in Catalan (4.3kB)

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  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: Mallorca, Menorca",
  "path": [
    "ou"
  ],
  "section": "Catalan",
  "subsection": "interjection",
  "title": "ou",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: Mallorca, Menorca",
  "path": [
    "ou"
  ],
  "section": "Catalan",
  "subsection": "interjection",
  "title": "ou",
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}

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