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{
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"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "Nickname",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ German: Nickname",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ German: Nickname"
},
{
"depth": 1,
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{
"args": {
"1": "ja",
"2": "ニックネーム",
"bor": "1",
"tr": "nikkunēmu"
},
"expansion": "→ Japanese: ニックネーム (nikkunēmu)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Japanese: ニックネーム (nikkunēmu)"
}
],
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"1": "en",
"2": "enm",
"3": "nekename"
},
"expansion": "Middle English nekename",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "ekename",
"3": "",
"4": "nickname"
},
"expansion": "ekename (“nickname”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "eke",
"3": "",
"4": "additional"
},
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},
{
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"1": "enm",
"2": "name"
},
"expansion": "name",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "non",
"2": "aukanafn"
},
"expansion": "Old Norse aukanafn",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "non",
"2": "auknafn"
},
"expansion": "auknafn",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "non",
"2": "auknefni"
},
"expansion": "auknefni",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fo",
"2": "eyknevni"
},
"expansion": "Faroese eyknevni",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "da",
"2": "øgenavn"
},
"expansion": "Danish øgenavn",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "öknamn"
},
"expansion": "Swedish öknamn",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nds-de",
"2": "Ökelname"
},
"expansion": "German Low German Ökelname",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "apron"
},
"expansion": "apron",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "daffodil"
},
"expansion": "daffodil",
"name": "m"
},
{
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"1": "en",
"2": "newt"
},
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"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "orange"
},
"expansion": "orange",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "umpire"
},
"expansion": "umpire",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*h₂ewg-"
},
"expansion": "",
"name": "root"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English nekename, alteration (due to a rebracketing of an ekename as a nekename) of earlier ekename (“nickname”), from eke (“additional”) + name. Compare Old Norse aukanafn, auknafn, auknefni, Faroese eyknevni, Danish øgenavn, Swedish öknamn, and German Low German Ökelname.\nFor other similar cases of incorrect division, see also apron, daffodil, newt, orange, umpire.",
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{
"form": "nicknames",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
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"expansion": "nickname (plural nicknames)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
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{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"sense": "familiar invented given name",
"word": "hypocoristic"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"english": "affectionate nicknames",
"sense": "familiar invented given name",
"word": "pet name"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"english": "invented names used alongside the actual name",
"sense": "familiar invented given name",
"word": "epithet"
}
],
"lang": "English",
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"pos": "noun",
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"Names",
"Language",
"Social sciences",
"All topics",
"Proper nouns",
"Terms by semantic function",
"Communication",
"Sciences",
"Society",
"Fundamental",
"Nouns",
"Lemmas"
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"examples": [
{
"text": "\"The Big Apple\" is a common nickname for New York City.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A familiar, invented name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing, often based on some noteworthy characteristic."
],
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"links": [
[
"familiar",
"familiar"
],
[
"name",
"name"
]
]
},
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"Sciences",
"Society",
"Fundamental",
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],
"examples": [
{
"text": "My name is Jonathan, but I go by my nickname, Johnny.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A familiar, shortened or diminutive name for a person or thing."
],
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}
],
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{
"ipa": "/ˈnɪkneɪm/"
},
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"tags": [
"Southern-England"
],
"text": "Audio (Southern England)"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"sense": "familiar invented given name",
"word": "byname"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"sense": "familiar invented given name",
"word": "handle"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"sense": "familiar invented given name",
"word": "moniker"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"sense": "familiar invented given name",
"word": "nick"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"sense": "familiar invented given name",
"tags": [
"literary"
],
"word": "sobriquet"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"sense": "familiar invented given name",
"tags": [
"historical",
"humorous",
"literary",
"uncommon"
],
"word": "cognomen"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "bynaam"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "volksnaam"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "nofkë"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "laqab",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "لَقَب"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "kunya",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "كُنْيَة"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ism ad-dalaʕ",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "اِسْم الدَّلَع"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "makanun",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "մականուն"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "ləqəb"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "ba",
"lang": "Bashkir",
"roman": "quşamat",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "ҡушамат"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "mjanúška",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "мяну́шка"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "klíčka",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "клі́чка"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "názvišča",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "на́звішча"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "názʹvišča",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"Taraškievica",
"neuter"
],
"word": "на́зьвішча"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"roman": "ḍakonam",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "ডাকনাম"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "bcl",
"lang": "Bikol Central",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "bansag"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "br",
"lang": "Breton",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "moranv"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "prjákor",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "пря́кор"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "prózvište",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "про́звище"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sobrenom"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"alt": "faa¹ meng⁴⁻²",
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "花名"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "綽號"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "chuòhào",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "绰号"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "外號"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "wàihào",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "外号"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "huāmíng",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "花名"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "přezdívka"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "øgenavn"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "kælenavn"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bijnaam"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"singular"
],
"word": "kromnomo"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "alnomo"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "hüüdnimi"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "lempinimi"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "surnom"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sobriquet"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "alcume"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "alcuño"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "meṭsaxeli",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "მეტსახელი"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "zedmeṭsaxeli",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "ზედმეტსახელი"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "šerkmeuli saxeli",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "შერქმეული სახელი"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Spitzname"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "paratsoúkli",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "παρατσούκλι"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "epōnumía",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ἐπωνυμία"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "kinuy khiba",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "כִּינּוּי חִיבָּה"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "shem levái",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "שֵׁם לווַאי"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "upnām",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "उपनाम"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "laqab",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "लक़ब"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "becenév"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "gælunafn"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "surnomacho"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "panggilan"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "leasainm"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "forainm"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "soprannome"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"alt": "あいしょう",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "aishō",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "愛称"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "nikkunēmu",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "ニックネーム"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"alt": "あだな",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "adana",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "渾名"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"alt": "あだな",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "adana",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "綽名"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"alt": "しゃくごう",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shakugō",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "綽号"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "laqap",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "лақап"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "at",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "ат"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "laqap at",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "лақап ат"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "sɑmmat niəm",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "សម្មតិនាម"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"alt": "愛稱",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "aeching",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "애칭"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"alt": "別名",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "byeolmyeong",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "별명"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "leqeb"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "ılakap at",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "ылакап ат"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "at",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "ат"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "sư̄n ʼa nya",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "ຊື່ນ້ອຍ"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "agnomen"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "agnomentum"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "iesauka"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "palama"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pravardė"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "nds-de",
"lang": "Low German",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"German-Low-German",
"masculine"
],
"word": "Ökelnaam"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "nds-de",
"lang": "Low German",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"German-Low-German",
"masculine"
],
"word": "Ökelnoom"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Spëtznumm"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "prekar",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "прекар"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "mt",
"lang": "Maltese",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "laqam"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "ingoa kārangaranga"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "xoč",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "хоч"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "kallenavn"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "økenavn"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "kjælenavn"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "kallenamn"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "aukenamn"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "kjælenamn"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "ps",
"lang": "Pashto",
"roman": "laqab",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "لقب"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "fa-ira",
"lang": "Iranian Persian",
"roman": "lağab",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "لَقَب"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "fa-ira",
"lang": "Iranian Persian",
"roman": "konye",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "کُنْیِه"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "fa-ira",
"lang": "Iranian Persian",
"roman": "pâžnâm",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "پاژْنام"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Ieekjenomen"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "przezwisko"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ksywa"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ksywka"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "przydomek"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "nick"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"Brazil",
"masculine"
],
"word": "apelido"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"Portugal",
"masculine"
],
"word": "alcunha"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "poreclă"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "klíčka",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "кли́чка"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prózvišče",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "про́звище"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "ru",
"english": "pseudonym",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "psevdoním",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "псевдони́м"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prozvánije",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "прозва́ние"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ath-ainm"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "far-ainm"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "frith-ainm"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "leas-ainm"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "leth-ainm"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "на́димак"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"masculine"
],
"word": "nádimak"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "scn",
"english": "Both individual or family nickname",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "nciuria"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "suprannomu"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "prezývka"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "vzdevek"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "nadimek"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "dsb",
"lang": "Lower Sorbian",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "gódło"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "apodo"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mote"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sobrenombre"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"Bolivia",
"Peru",
"feminine"
],
"word": "chapa"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"class-3",
"class-4"
],
"word": "msimbo"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "jina la utani"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "smeknamn"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "sv",
"english": "a derogatory nickname",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "öknamn"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "palayaw"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "laqab",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "лақаб"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "kuniya",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "куния"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "taxallus",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "тахаллус"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "tt",
"lang": "Tatar",
"roman": "quşamat",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "кушамат"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "chʉ̂ʉ-lên",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "ชื่อเล่น"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "bo",
"english": "ming 'dogs",
"lang": "Tibetan",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"pejorative"
],
"word": "མིང་འདོགས"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "bo",
"lang": "Tibetan",
"roman": "gces ming",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"endearing"
],
"word": "གཅེས་མིང"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "takma ad"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "lakap"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "prízvysʹko",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "прі́звисько"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "klýčka",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"colloquial",
"feminine"
],
"word": "кли́чка"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "up nām",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "اُپ نام"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "laqab",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "لَقَب"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "ug",
"lang": "Uyghur",
"roman": "leqem",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "لەقەم"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "laqab"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "såvaedje no"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "spot"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sobriket"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sobricot"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "llysenw"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "glasenw"
},
{
"_dis1": "53 47",
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "byname",
"word": "bynaam"
},
{
"_dis1": "53 47",
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "byname",
"word": "noemnaam"
},
{
"_dis1": "53 47",
"code": "ba",
"lang": "Bashkir",
"roman": "quşamat",
"sense": "byname",
"word": "ҡушамат"
},
{
"_dis1": "53 47",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "umalítelno íme",
"sense": "byname",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "умали́телно и́ме"
},
{
"_dis1": "53 47",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "byname",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "tilnavn"
},
{
"_dis1": "53 47",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "byname",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "øgenavn"
},
{
"_dis1": "53 47",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "byname",
"word": "liikanimi"
},
{
"_dis1": "53 47",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "byname",
"word": "lisänimi"
},
{
"_dis1": "53 47",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "byname",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sobriquet"
},
{
"_dis1": "53 47",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "byname",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Beiname"
},
{
"_dis1": "53 47",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "byname",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "uppnefni"
},
{
"_dis1": "53 47",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "byname",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "viðurnefni"
},
{
"_dis1": "53 47",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "byname",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "auknefni"
},
{
"_dis1": "53 47",
"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "byname",
"word": "surname"
},
{
"_dis1": "53 47",
"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "byname",
"word": "surnoun"
},
{
"_dis1": "53 47",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "byname",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "tilnavn"
},
{
"_dis1": "53 47",
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "byname",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "tilnamn"
},
{
"_dis1": "53 47",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "byname",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "przezwisko"
},
{
"_dis1": "53 47",
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "byname",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "nciuria"
},
{
"_dis1": "53 47",
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "byname",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "suprannomu"
},
{
"_dis1": "53 47",
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "byname",
"tags": [
"class-3",
"class-4"
],
"word": "msimbo"
},
{
"_dis1": "53 47",
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "byname",
"word": "jina la utani"
},
{
"_dis1": "53 47",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "byname",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "tillnamn"
},
{
"_dis1": "53 47",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "byname",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "binamn"
},
{
"_dis1": "53 47",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "byname",
"word": "lakap"
},
{
"_dis1": "53 47",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "byname",
"word": "san"
},
{
"_dis1": "53 47",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "byname",
"word": "sıfat"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Mental Floss",
"Pocket (service)",
"nickname"
],
"word": "nickname"
}
{
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "enm",
"3": "nekename"
},
"expansion": "Middle English nekename",
"name": "inh"
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{
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{
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{
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"2": "øgenavn"
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"third-person"
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"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"word": "bynaam gee"
},
{
"code": "bcl",
"lang": "Bikol Central",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"word": "magbansag"
},
{
"code": "bcl",
"lang": "Bikol Central",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"word": "bansagan"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "davam prjakor",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"word": "давам прякор"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"word": "přezdívat"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"word": "bijnamen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"word": "antaa lempinimi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"word": "liikanimi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"word": "lisänimi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"word": "nimetä"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"word": "surnommer"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "saxels arkmevs",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"word": "სახელს არქმევს"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "saxels šearkmevs",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"word": "სახელს შეარქმევს"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "paronomázo",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"word": "παρονομάζω"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "epikaléō",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"word": "ἐπικαλέω"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"word": "uppnefna"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"word": "surnomizar"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"word": "soprannominare"
},
{
"alt": "あだなする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "adana suru",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"word": "渾名する"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"word": "alcunhar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"word": "apelidar"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"word": "porecli"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prozyvátʹ",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "прозыва́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prozvátʹ",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "прозва́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "krestítʹ",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "крести́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "okrestítʹ",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "окрести́ть"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"word": "apodar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"word": "motejar"
},
{
"code": "uk",
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"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "прозива́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "prozváty",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "прозва́ти"
},
{
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"word": "spoter"
},
{
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"word": "sorlomer"
},
{
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"word": "ribatijhî"
},
{
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"word": "batijhî"
}
]
}
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},
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{
"sense": "familiar invented given name",
"word": "handle"
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{
"sense": "familiar invented given name",
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{
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{
"sense": "familiar invented given name",
"tags": [
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"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "bynaam"
},
{
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "volksnaam"
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{
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "nofkë"
},
{
"code": "ar",
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"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "لَقَب"
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{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
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"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "كُنْيَة"
},
{
"code": "ar",
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"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "اِسْم الدَّلَع"
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{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "makanun",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "մականուն"
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{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "ləqəb"
},
{
"code": "ba",
"lang": "Bashkir",
"roman": "quşamat",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "ҡушамат"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "mjanúška",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "мяну́шка"
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{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
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"tags": [
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"word": "клі́чка"
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{
"code": "be",
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"roman": "názvišča",
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{
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{
"code": "bn",
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"word": "ডাকনাম"
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"code": "bcl",
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{
"code": "br",
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"masculine"
],
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},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "prjákor",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "пря́кор"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "prózvište",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "про́звище"
},
{
"code": "ca",
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"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sobrenom"
},
{
"alt": "faa¹ meng⁴⁻²",
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "花名"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "綽號"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "chuòhào",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "绰号"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "外號"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "wàihào",
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"word": "外号"
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{
"code": "cmn",
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"word": "花名"
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{
"code": "cs",
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"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
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],
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{
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"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
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{
"code": "da",
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"tags": [
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],
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{
"code": "nl",
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"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
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],
"word": "bijnaam"
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"code": "eo",
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"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
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{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "alnomo"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "hüüdnimi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "lempinimi"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "surnom"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sobriquet"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "alcume"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "alcuño"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "meṭsaxeli",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "მეტსახელი"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "zedmeṭsaxeli",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "ზედმეტსახელი"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "šerkmeuli saxeli",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "შერქმეული სახელი"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Spitzname"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "paratsoúkli",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "παρατσούκλι"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "epōnumía",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ἐπωνυμία"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "kinuy khiba",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "כִּינּוּי חִיבָּה"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "shem levái",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "שֵׁם לווַאי"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "upnām",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "उपनाम"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "laqab",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "लक़ब"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "becenév"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "gælunafn"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "surnomacho"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "panggilan"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "leasainm"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "forainm"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "soprannome"
},
{
"alt": "あいしょう",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "aishō",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "愛称"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "nikkunēmu",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "ニックネーム"
},
{
"alt": "あだな",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "adana",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "渾名"
},
{
"alt": "あだな",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "adana",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "綽名"
},
{
"alt": "しゃくごう",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shakugō",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "綽号"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "laqap",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "лақап"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "at",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "ат"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "laqap at",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "лақап ат"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "sɑmmat niəm",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "សម្មតិនាម"
},
{
"alt": "愛稱",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "aeching",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "애칭"
},
{
"alt": "別名",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "byeolmyeong",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "별명"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "leqeb"
},
{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "ılakap at",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "ылакап ат"
},
{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "at",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "ат"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "sư̄n ʼa nya",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "ຊື່ນ້ອຍ"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "agnomen"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "agnomentum"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "iesauka"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "palama"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pravardė"
},
{
"code": "nds-de",
"lang": "Low German",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"German-Low-German",
"masculine"
],
"word": "Ökelnaam"
},
{
"code": "nds-de",
"lang": "Low German",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"German-Low-German",
"masculine"
],
"word": "Ökelnoom"
},
{
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Spëtznumm"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "prekar",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "прекар"
},
{
"code": "mt",
"lang": "Maltese",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "laqam"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "ingoa kārangaranga"
},
{
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "xoč",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "хоч"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "kallenavn"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "økenavn"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "kjælenavn"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "kallenamn"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "aukenamn"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "kjælenamn"
},
{
"code": "ps",
"lang": "Pashto",
"roman": "laqab",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "لقب"
},
{
"code": "fa-ira",
"lang": "Iranian Persian",
"roman": "lağab",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "لَقَب"
},
{
"code": "fa-ira",
"lang": "Iranian Persian",
"roman": "konye",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "کُنْیِه"
},
{
"code": "fa-ira",
"lang": "Iranian Persian",
"roman": "pâžnâm",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "پاژْنام"
},
{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Ieekjenomen"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "przezwisko"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ksywa"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ksywka"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "przydomek"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "nick"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"Brazil",
"masculine"
],
"word": "apelido"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"Portugal",
"masculine"
],
"word": "alcunha"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "poreclă"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "klíčka",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "кли́чка"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prózvišče",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "про́звище"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"english": "pseudonym",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "psevdoním",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "псевдони́м"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prozvánije",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "прозва́ние"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ath-ainm"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "far-ainm"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "frith-ainm"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "leas-ainm"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "leth-ainm"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "на́димак"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"masculine"
],
"word": "nádimak"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"english": "Both individual or family nickname",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "nciuria"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "suprannomu"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "prezývka"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "vzdevek"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "nadimek"
},
{
"code": "dsb",
"lang": "Lower Sorbian",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "gódło"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "apodo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mote"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sobrenombre"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"Bolivia",
"Peru",
"feminine"
],
"word": "chapa"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"class-3",
"class-4"
],
"word": "msimbo"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "jina la utani"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "smeknamn"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"english": "a derogatory nickname",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "öknamn"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "palayaw"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "laqab",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "лақаб"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "kuniya",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "куния"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "taxallus",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "тахаллус"
},
{
"code": "tt",
"lang": "Tatar",
"roman": "quşamat",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "кушамат"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "chʉ̂ʉ-lên",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "ชื่อเล่น"
},
{
"code": "bo",
"english": "ming 'dogs",
"lang": "Tibetan",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"pejorative"
],
"word": "མིང་འདོགས"
},
{
"code": "bo",
"lang": "Tibetan",
"roman": "gces ming",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"endearing"
],
"word": "གཅེས་མིང"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "takma ad"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "lakap"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "prízvysʹko",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "прі́звисько"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "klýčka",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"colloquial",
"feminine"
],
"word": "кли́чка"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "up nām",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "اُپ نام"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "laqab",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "لَقَب"
},
{
"code": "ug",
"lang": "Uyghur",
"roman": "leqem",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "لەقەم"
},
{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"word": "laqab"
},
{
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "såvaedje no"
},
{
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "spot"
},
{
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sobriket"
},
{
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sobricot"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "llysenw"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "familiar, invented given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "glasenw"
},
{
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "byname",
"word": "bynaam"
},
{
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "byname",
"word": "noemnaam"
},
{
"code": "ba",
"lang": "Bashkir",
"roman": "quşamat",
"sense": "byname",
"word": "ҡушамат"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "umalítelno íme",
"sense": "byname",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "умали́телно и́ме"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "byname",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "tilnavn"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "byname",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "øgenavn"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "byname",
"word": "liikanimi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "byname",
"word": "lisänimi"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "byname",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sobriquet"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "byname",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Beiname"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "byname",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "uppnefni"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "byname",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "viðurnefni"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "byname",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "auknefni"
},
{
"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "byname",
"word": "surname"
},
{
"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "byname",
"word": "surnoun"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "byname",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "tilnavn"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "byname",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "tilnamn"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "byname",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "przezwisko"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "byname",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "nciuria"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "byname",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "suprannomu"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "byname",
"tags": [
"class-3",
"class-4"
],
"word": "msimbo"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "byname",
"word": "jina la utani"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "byname",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "tillnamn"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "byname",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "binamn"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "byname",
"word": "lakap"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "byname",
"word": "san"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "byname",
"word": "sıfat"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Mental Floss",
"Pocket (service)",
"nickname"
],
"word": "nickname"
}
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"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
"English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
"English lemmas",
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"English terms inherited from Middle English",
"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"English terms with audio links",
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"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "enm",
"3": "nekename"
},
"expansion": "Middle English nekename",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "ekename",
"3": "",
"4": "nickname"
},
"expansion": "ekename (“nickname”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
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"2": "eke",
"3": "",
"4": "additional"
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"name": "m"
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{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "name"
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{
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"2": "aukanafn"
},
"expansion": "Old Norse aukanafn",
"name": "cog"
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{
"args": {
"1": "non",
"2": "auknafn"
},
"expansion": "auknafn",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "non",
"2": "auknefni"
},
"expansion": "auknefni",
"name": "m"
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{
"args": {
"1": "fo",
"2": "eyknevni"
},
"expansion": "Faroese eyknevni",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "da",
"2": "øgenavn"
},
"expansion": "Danish øgenavn",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "öknamn"
},
"expansion": "Swedish öknamn",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nds-de",
"2": "Ökelname"
},
"expansion": "German Low German Ökelname",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "apron"
},
"expansion": "apron",
"name": "m"
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{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "daffodil"
},
"expansion": "daffodil",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "newt"
},
"expansion": "newt",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "orange"
},
"expansion": "orange",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "umpire"
},
"expansion": "umpire",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*h₂ewg-"
},
"expansion": "",
"name": "root"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English nekename, alteration (due to a rebracketing of an ekename as a nekename) of earlier ekename (“nickname”), from eke (“additional”) + name. Compare Old Norse aukanafn, auknafn, auknefni, Faroese eyknevni, Danish øgenavn, Swedish öknamn, and German Low German Ökelname.\nFor other similar cases of incorrect division, see also apron, daffodil, newt, orange, umpire.",
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{
"form": "nicknames",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "nicknaming",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "nicknamed",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "nicknamed",
"tags": [
"past"
]
}
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"args": {},
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"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"English terms with usage examples",
"English transitive verbs"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Gerald, nicknamed \"Jerry\", was usually a very cheerful person.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To give a nickname to (a person or thing)."
],
"links": [
[
"nickname",
"#Noun"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To give a nickname to (a person or thing)."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈnɪkneɪm/"
},
{
"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nickname.wav",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d8/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-nickname.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-nickname.wav.mp3",
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"tags": [
"Southern-England"
],
"text": "Audio (Southern England)"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"word": "bynaam gee"
},
{
"code": "bcl",
"lang": "Bikol Central",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"word": "magbansag"
},
{
"code": "bcl",
"lang": "Bikol Central",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"word": "bansagan"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "davam prjakor",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"word": "давам прякор"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"word": "přezdívat"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"word": "bijnamen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"word": "antaa lempinimi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"word": "liikanimi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"word": "lisänimi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"word": "nimetä"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"word": "surnommer"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "saxels arkmevs",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"word": "სახელს არქმევს"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "saxels šearkmevs",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"word": "სახელს შეარქმევს"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "paronomázo",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"word": "παρονομάζω"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "epikaléō",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"word": "ἐπικαλέω"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"word": "uppnefna"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"word": "surnomizar"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"word": "soprannominare"
},
{
"alt": "あだなする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "adana suru",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"word": "渾名する"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"word": "alcunhar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"word": "apelidar"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"word": "porecli"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prozyvátʹ",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "прозыва́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prozvátʹ",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "прозва́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "krestítʹ",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "крести́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "okrestítʹ",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "окрести́ть"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"word": "apodar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"word": "motejar"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "prozyváty",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "прозива́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "prozváty",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "прозва́ти"
},
{
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"word": "spoter"
},
{
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"word": "sorlomer"
},
{
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"word": "ribatijhî"
},
{
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "to give a nickname to",
"word": "batijhî"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Mental Floss",
"Pocket (service)",
"nickname"
],
"word": "nickname"
}
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