"Kai" meaning in Faroese

See Kai in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /kʰaiː/ Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], Kai [indefinite, nominative], Kai [accusative, indefinite], Kai [dative, indefinite], Kais [genitive, indefinite]
Rhymes: -aiː Etymology: From Danish Kaj, from Latin Cāius, from Etruscan 𐌂𐌀𐌉𐌄 (caie), from an era when the letter C represented the phonetic value /ɡ/. Etymology templates: {{der|fo|da|Kaj}} Danish Kaj, {{der|fo|la|Cāius}} Latin Cāius, {{der|fo|ett|𐌂𐌀𐌉𐌄}} Etruscan 𐌂𐌀𐌉𐌄 (caie) Head templates: {{head|fo|proper noun|g=m}} Kai m Inflection templates: {{fo-decl-proper-noun-s-indef|Kai|Kai|Kai|Kais}}, {{fo-decl-proper-noun|Kai|Kai|Kai|Kais|def_indef=indefinite|number=singular}}
  1. a male given name, compare Kaj (more common, but Danish spelling) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Faroese given names, Faroese male given names
    Sense id: en-Kai-fo-name-LE9Jh8ly Categories (other): Faroese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 11 entries, Pages with entries
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "fo",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "Cāius"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin Cāius",
      "name": "der"
    },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Danish Kaj, from Latin Cāius, from Etruscan 𐌂𐌀𐌉𐌄 (caie), from an era when the letter C represented the phonetic value /ɡ/.",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kai",
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      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite"
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      "form": "Kai",
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  "lang_code": "fo",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Faroese entries with incorrect language header",
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰaiː/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aiː"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "kai"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "kei"
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "fo",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "Cāius"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin Cāius",
      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "fo",
        "2": "ett",
        "3": "𐌂𐌀𐌉𐌄"
      },
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      "name": "der"
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fo-decl-proper-noun-s-indef",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kais",
      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "Kai",
        "2": "Kai",
        "3": "Kai",
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  "lang_code": "fo",
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          "Kaj",
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      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/kʰaiː/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aiː"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "kai"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "kei"
    }
  ],
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}

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