"Guernsey" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈɡɜːnzi/ [UK], /ˈɡɝnzi/ [US] Audio: En-Guernsey.ogg [UK], EN-AU ck1 Guernsey.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: From Anglo-Norman, from Old Norse, compound of Grani (“Grani's”) and ey (“island”). Folk etymology points to a dialectal root for green. Etymology templates: {{der|en|xno|-}} Anglo-Norman, {{der|en|non|-}} Old Norse, {{m|non|Grani|t=Grani's}} Grani (“Grani's”), {{m|non|ey|t=island}} ey (“island”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Guernsey
  1. An island, the second-largest of the Channel Islands Categories (place): Islands Categories (lifeform): Cattle Translations (island): غِيرنْزِيّ (Arabic), Guernsey (Asturian), 根西島 (Chinese Mandarin), 根西岛 (Gēnxī-dǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), Gwernenys [feminine] (Cornish), Guernsey (Czech), Guernsey (Dutch), Guernsey (Esperanto), Guernsey (Estonian), Guernsey (Finnish), Guernesey (French), Guernsey (German), Γκέρνσεϊ (Gkérnseï) [neuter] (Greek), גרנסי (Gernsi) (Hebrew), Guernsey (Hungarian), Guernsey (Icelandic), Guernsey (Indonesian), Geansaí [feminine] (Irish), Guernsey [feminine] (Italian), isola di Guernsey [feminine] (Italian), ガーンジー島 (Gānji-shimá) (Japanese), Lisia [Classical-Latin] (Latin), Lesia [Latin, Middle] (Latin), Sarmia (Latin), Guernsey (Limburgish), Ге́рнзи (Gérnzi) [neuter] (Macedonian), Gernesi (Maltese), Kōnuiihi (Maori), Dgèrnésy [Jersey, masculine] (Norman), Guernési [Guernsey, masculine] (Norman), Gùernesey [continental-Normandy, masculine] (Norman), Guernsey (Norwegian), Guernsey (Polish), Guernsey (Portuguese), Ге́рнси (Gérnsi) (Russian), о́стров Ге́рнси (óstrov Gérnsi) [masculine] (Russian), Gansey (Scots), Geàrnsaidh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), Guernsey (Slovak), Guernsey (Slovene), Guernesey [feminine] (Spanish), isla de Guernesey [feminine] (Spanish), Guernsey (Swedish), Ґе́рнсі (Gérnsi) [masculine] (Ukrainian), Guernsey [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-Guernsey-en-name-BNZM-ehW Disambiguation of Cattle: 30 2 8 12 1 19 2 9 9 7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 2 1 11 0 18 2 11 12 9 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 30 3 1 10 0 19 3 15 11 8 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 40 3 1 8 0 11 3 11 13 10 Disambiguation of 'island': 100 0 0 0 0
  2. An unincorporated community in California Categories (place): Places in California, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in California, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Guernsey-en-name-A755CGEZ
  3. A city in Iowa Categories (place): Cities in Iowa, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Iowa, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Guernsey-en-name-QXy-T0wk
  4. A hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Saskatchewan, Villages in Canada, Villages in Saskatchewan Derived forms: Guernsey County, Guernsey elm
    Sense id: en-Guernsey-en-name-yizX3kRL
  5. A town in Wyoming Categories (place): Places in Wyoming, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Wyoming, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Guernsey-en-name-d6e3P~gl

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɜːnzi/ [UK], /ˈɡɝnzi/ [US] Audio: En-Guernsey.ogg [UK], EN-AU ck1 Guernsey.ogg [Australia] Forms: Guernseys [plural]
Etymology: From Anglo-Norman, from Old Norse, compound of Grani (“Grani's”) and ey (“island”). Folk etymology points to a dialectal root for green. Etymology templates: {{der|en|xno|-}} Anglo-Norman, {{der|en|non|-}} Old Norse, {{m|non|Grani|t=Grani's}} Grani (“Grani's”), {{m|non|ey|t=island}} ey (“island”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Guernsey (plural Guernseys)
  1. A cow of a breed of dairy cattle originally bred in Guernsey.
    Sense id: en-Guernsey-en-noun-0br7GiEN
  2. A knitted fisherman’s sweater of a type made on the island.
    Sense id: en-Guernsey-en-noun-zlMwK38S
  3. A long-sleeved shirt worn by sportsmen, especially in rugby codes (historically).
    Sense id: en-Guernsey-en-noun-cQolfo3I
  4. (Australia) A team-liveried shirt; a jersey. Tags: Australia
    Sense id: en-Guernsey-en-noun-0JbvAFAc Categories (other): Australian English
  5. (Australia) Selection or election to a position. Tags: Australia
    Sense id: en-Guernsey-en-noun-OmnkhEWH Categories (other): Australian English

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Alternative forms

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          "rugby"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Australian English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A team-liveried shirt; a jersey."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "jersey",
          "jersey"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Australia) A team-liveried shirt; a jersey."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Australian English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Selection or election to a position."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Australia) Selection or election to a position."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡɜːnzi/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡɝnzi/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-Guernsey.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/bd/En-Guernsey.ogg/En-Guernsey.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/En-Guernsey.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (UK)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "EN-AU ck1 Guernsey.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5d/EN-AU_ck1_Guernsey.ogg/EN-AU_ck1_Guernsey.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/EN-AU_ck1_Guernsey.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Guernsey"
  ],
  "word": "Guernsey"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-04-24 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (82c8ff9 and f4967a5). 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.

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