"meik" meaning in Icelandic

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Noun

IPA: /meiːk/
Rhymes: -eiːk Etymology: From English makeup. Etymology templates: {{der|is|en|makeup}} English makeup Head templates: {{is-noun|@@}} meik n (genitive singular meiks, nominative plural meik) Inflection templates: {{is-ndecl|n}} Forms: meiks [genitive, singular], meik [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], meik [indefinite, nominative, singular], meikið [definite, nominative, singular], meik [indefinite, nominative, plural], meikin [definite, nominative, plural], meik [accusative, indefinite, singular], meikið [accusative, definite, singular], meik [accusative, indefinite, plural], meikin [accusative, definite, plural], meiki [dative, indefinite, singular], meikinu [dative, definite, singular], meikum [dative, indefinite, plural], meikunum [dative, definite, plural], meiks [genitive, indefinite, singular], meiksins [definite, genitive, singular], meika [genitive, indefinite, plural], meikanna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. foundation (skin-coloured cosmetic cream for the face) Tags: neuter
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "makeup"
      },
      "expansion": "English makeup",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From English makeup.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "meiks",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meik",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "is-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meik",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meikið",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meik",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meikin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meik",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meikið",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meik",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meikin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meiki",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meikinu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meikum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meikunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meiks",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meiksins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meika",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meikanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "@@"
      },
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      "name": "is-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "name": "is-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Icelandic",
  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Icelandic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "is",
          "name": "Cosmetics",
          "orig": "is:Cosmetics",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "foundation (skin-coloured cosmetic cream for the face)"
      ],
      "id": "en-meik-is-noun-NJ3nvS4D",
      "links": [
        [
          "foundation",
          "foundation"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/meiːk/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eiːk"
    }
  ],
  "word": "meik"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "makeup"
      },
      "expansion": "English makeup",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From English makeup.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "meiks",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meik",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "is-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meik",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meikið",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meik",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meikin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meik",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meikið",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meik",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meikin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meiki",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meikinu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meikum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meikunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meiks",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meiksins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meika",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meikanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "@@"
      },
      "expansion": "meik n (genitive singular meiks, nominative plural meik)",
      "name": "is-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "name": "is-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Icelandic",
  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Icelandic entries with incorrect language header",
        "Icelandic lemmas",
        "Icelandic neuter nouns",
        "Icelandic nouns",
        "Icelandic terms derived from English",
        "Icelandic terms with redundant head parameter",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Icelandic/eiːk",
        "Rhymes:Icelandic/eiːk/1 syllable",
        "is:Cosmetics"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "foundation (skin-coloured cosmetic cream for the face)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "foundation",
          "foundation"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/meiːk/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eiːk"
    }
  ],
  "word": "meik"
}

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