"mælir" meaning in Icelandic

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Noun

Etymology: Ultimately from a formation related to Proto-Germanic *mēlą in the "measurement" sense; see there for more. Etymology templates: {{cog|gem-pro|*mēlą}} Proto-Germanic *mēlą Head templates: {{is-noun|@@}} mælir m (genitive singular mælis, nominative plural mælar) Inflection templates: {{is-ndecl|m}} Forms: mælis [genitive, singular], mælar [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], mælir [indefinite, nominative, singular], mælirinn [definite, nominative, singular], mælar [indefinite, nominative, plural], mælarnir [definite, nominative, plural], mæli [accusative, indefinite, singular], mælinn [accusative, definite, singular], mæla [accusative, indefinite, plural], mælana [accusative, definite, plural], mæli [dative, indefinite, singular], mælinum [dative, definite, singular], mælum [dative, indefinite, plural], mælunum [dative, definite, plural], mælis [genitive, indefinite, singular], mælisins [definite, genitive, singular], mæla [genitive, indefinite, plural], mælanna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. meter (measuring device) Tags: masculine Derived forms: hitamælir (english: thermometer), hraðamælir (english: speedometer) Related terms: mæla (english: to measure) [verb]
    Sense id: en-mælir-is-noun-MAc8MxqY Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Old Norse entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old Norse entries with incorrect language header: 50 23 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 90 5 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 4 4

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem-pro",
        "2": "*mēlą"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *mēlą",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Ultimately from a formation related to Proto-Germanic *mēlą in the \"measurement\" sense; see there for more.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mælis",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mælar",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "is-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mælir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mælirinn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mælar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mælarnir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mæli",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mælinn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mæla",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mælana",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mæli",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mælinum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mælum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mælunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mælis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mælisins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mæla",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mælanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "@@"
      },
      "expansion": "mælir m (genitive singular mælis, nominative plural mælar)",
      "name": "is-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "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"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 23 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "90 5 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "92 4 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "thermometer",
          "word": "hitamælir"
        },
        {
          "english": "speedometer",
          "word": "hraðamælir"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "meter (measuring device)"
      ],
      "id": "en-mælir-is-noun-MAc8MxqY",
      "links": [
        [
          "meter",
          "meter"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "english": "to measure",
          "tags": [
            "verb"
          ],
          "word": "mæla"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mælir"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old Norse non-lemma forms",
    "Old Norse verb forms",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "thermometer",
      "word": "hitamælir"
    },
    {
      "english": "speedometer",
      "word": "hraðamælir"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem-pro",
        "2": "*mēlą"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *mēlą",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Ultimately from a formation related to Proto-Germanic *mēlą in the \"measurement\" sense; see there for more.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mælis",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mælar",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "is-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mælir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mælirinn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mælar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mælarnir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mæli",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mælinn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mæla",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mælana",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mæli",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mælinum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mælum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mælunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mælis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mælisins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mæla",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mælanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "@@"
      },
      "expansion": "mælir m (genitive singular mælis, nominative plural mælar)",
      "name": "is-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "name": "is-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Icelandic",
  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "to measure",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "mæla"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Icelandic entries with incorrect language header",
        "Icelandic lemmas",
        "Icelandic masculine nouns",
        "Icelandic nouns",
        "Icelandic terms with redundant head parameter",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "meter (measuring device)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "meter",
          "meter"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mælir"
}

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