"kar" meaning in Cornish

See kar in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kaːr/ Forms: kerens [plural]
Etymology: From Old Cornish car, from Proto-Brythonic *kar, from Proto-Celtic *karants. Related to kara (“to love”). Cognate with Breton kar, Irish cara, Manx carrey, Scottish Gaelic caraid, and Welsh câr. Etymology templates: {{inh|kw|oco|car}} Old Cornish car, {{inh|kw|cel-bry-pro|*kar}} Proto-Brythonic *kar, {{inh|kw|cel-pro|*karants}} Proto-Celtic *karants, {{cog|br|kar}} Breton kar, {{cog|ga|cara}} Irish cara, {{cog|gv|carrey}} Manx carrey, {{cog|gd|caraid}} Scottish Gaelic caraid, {{cog|cy|câr}} Welsh câr Head templates: {{head|kw|noun||||||{{{d2}}}|plural|kerens|||||cat2=|f4g=|f5g=|f6g=|g=m|head=}} kar m (plural kerens), {{kw-noun|m|kerens}} kar m (plural kerens)
  1. parent Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-kar-kw-noun-5HEllos7
  2. relative, relation Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-kar-kw-noun--0iUx1iG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: neskar (english: kin) Coordinate_terms: kares [feminine]

Verb

IPA: /kaːr/
Etymology: From Old Cornish car, from Proto-Brythonic *kar, from Proto-Celtic *karants. Related to kara (“to love”). Cognate with Breton kar, Irish cara, Manx carrey, Scottish Gaelic caraid, and Welsh câr. Etymology templates: {{inh|kw|oco|car}} Old Cornish car, {{inh|kw|cel-bry-pro|*kar}} Proto-Brythonic *kar, {{inh|kw|cel-pro|*karants}} Proto-Celtic *karants, {{cog|br|kar}} Breton kar, {{cog|ga|cara}} Irish cara, {{cog|gv|carrey}} Manx carrey, {{cog|gd|caraid}} Scottish Gaelic caraid, {{cog|cy|câr}} Welsh câr Head templates: {{head|kw|vf}} kar
  1. inflection of kara:
    third-person singular present indicative/future indicative
    Tags: form-of Form of: kara
    Sense id: en-kar-kw-verb-sgTtvVcE Categories (other): Cornish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Cornish entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 68 28
  2. inflection of kara:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: kara
    Sense id: en-kar-kw-verb-SHQ4EUAx
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  "coordinate_terms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "kares"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "kin",
      "translation": "kin",
      "word": "neskar"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "oco",
        "3": "car"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Cornish car",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*kar"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *kar",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*karants"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *karants",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "kar"
      },
      "expansion": "Breton kar",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "cara"
      },
      "expansion": "Irish cara",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gv",
        "2": "carrey"
      },
      "expansion": "Manx carrey",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "caraid"
      },
      "expansion": "Scottish Gaelic caraid",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "câr"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh câr",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Cornish car, from Proto-Brythonic *kar, from Proto-Celtic *karants. Related to kara (“to love”). Cognate with Breton kar, Irish cara, Manx carrey, Scottish Gaelic caraid, and Welsh câr.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kerens",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "10": "kerens",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{d2}}}",
        "9": "plural",
        "cat2": "",
        "f4g": "",
        "f5g": "",
        "f6g": "",
        "g": "m",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "kar m (plural kerens)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "kerens"
      },
      "expansion": "kar m (plural kerens)",
      "name": "kw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Cornish",
  "lang_code": "kw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "parent"
      ],
      "id": "en-kar-kw-noun-5HEllos7",
      "links": [
        [
          "parent",
          "parent#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "relative, relation"
      ],
      "id": "en-kar-kw-noun--0iUx1iG",
      "links": [
        [
          "relative",
          "relative#English"
        ],
        [
          "relation",
          "relation#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kaːr/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kar"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "oco",
        "3": "car"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Cornish car",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*kar"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *kar",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
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        "3": "*karants"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *karants",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "kar"
      },
      "expansion": "Breton kar",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "cara"
      },
      "expansion": "Irish cara",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gv",
        "2": "carrey"
      },
      "expansion": "Manx carrey",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "caraid"
      },
      "expansion": "Scottish Gaelic caraid",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "câr"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh câr",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Cornish car, from Proto-Brythonic *kar, from Proto-Celtic *karants. Related to kara (“to love”). Cognate with Breton kar, Irish cara, Manx carrey, Scottish Gaelic caraid, and Welsh câr.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "vf"
      },
      "expansion": "kar",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Cornish",
  "lang_code": "kw",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "2 2 68 28",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Cornish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "kara"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "inflection of kara:",
        "third-person singular present indicative/future indicative"
      ],
      "id": "en-kar-kw-verb-sgTtvVcE",
      "links": [
        [
          "kara",
          "kara#Cornish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "kara"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "inflection of kara:",
        "second-person singular imperative"
      ],
      "id": "en-kar-kw-verb-SHQ4EUAx",
      "links": [
        [
          "kara",
          "kara#Cornish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kaːr/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kar"
}
{
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    "Cornish lemmas",
    "Cornish masculine nouns",
    "Cornish non-lemma forms",
    "Cornish nouns",
    "Cornish terms derived from Old Cornish",
    "Cornish terms derived from Proto-Brythonic",
    "Cornish terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Cornish terms inherited from Old Cornish",
    "Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic",
    "Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
    "Cornish verb forms",
    "Pages with 39 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "coordinate_terms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "kares"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "kin",
      "translation": "kin",
      "word": "neskar"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
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        "1": "kw",
        "2": "oco",
        "3": "car"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Cornish car",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*kar"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *kar",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*karants"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *karants",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "kar"
      },
      "expansion": "Breton kar",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "cara"
      },
      "expansion": "Irish cara",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gv",
        "2": "carrey"
      },
      "expansion": "Manx carrey",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "caraid"
      },
      "expansion": "Scottish Gaelic caraid",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "câr"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh câr",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Cornish car, from Proto-Brythonic *kar, from Proto-Celtic *karants. Related to kara (“to love”). Cognate with Breton kar, Irish cara, Manx carrey, Scottish Gaelic caraid, and Welsh câr.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kerens",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
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        "10": "kerens",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{d2}}}",
        "9": "plural",
        "cat2": "",
        "f4g": "",
        "f5g": "",
        "f6g": "",
        "g": "m",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "kar m (plural kerens)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "kerens"
      },
      "expansion": "kar m (plural kerens)",
      "name": "kw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Cornish",
  "lang_code": "kw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "parent"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "parent",
          "parent#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "relative, relation"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "relative",
          "relative#English"
        ],
        [
          "relation",
          "relation#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kaːr/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kar"
}

{
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    "Cornish lemmas",
    "Cornish masculine nouns",
    "Cornish non-lemma forms",
    "Cornish nouns",
    "Cornish terms derived from Old Cornish",
    "Cornish terms derived from Proto-Brythonic",
    "Cornish terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Cornish terms inherited from Old Cornish",
    "Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic",
    "Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
    "Cornish verb forms",
    "Pages with 39 entries",
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      },
      "expansion": "Old Cornish car",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *kar",
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    },
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        "2": "cel-pro",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *karants",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "kar"
      },
      "expansion": "Breton kar",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "cara"
      },
      "expansion": "Irish cara",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gv",
        "2": "carrey"
      },
      "expansion": "Manx carrey",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "caraid"
      },
      "expansion": "Scottish Gaelic caraid",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "câr"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh câr",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Cornish car, from Proto-Brythonic *kar, from Proto-Celtic *karants. Related to kara (“to love”). Cognate with Breton kar, Irish cara, Manx carrey, Scottish Gaelic caraid, and Welsh câr.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "vf"
      },
      "expansion": "kar",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Cornish",
  "lang_code": "kw",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "word": "kara"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "inflection of kara:",
        "third-person singular present indicative/future indicative"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "kara",
          "kara#Cornish"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "word": "kara"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "inflection of kara:",
        "second-person singular imperative"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "kara",
          "kara#Cornish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kaːr/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kar"
}

Download raw JSONL data for kar meaning in Cornish (4.3kB)

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  "subsection": "verb",
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