"Albain" meaning in Irish

See Albain in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈal̪ˠəbˠənʲ/, /ˈalˠəbˠənʲ/
Etymology: Originally the dative of now archaic Alba. Head templates: {{head|ga|proper noun|genitive|Alban|||||||f1request=1|f4request=1|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=}} Albain f (genitive Alban), {{ga-proper noun|f|Alban}} Albain f (genitive Alban) Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}} Forms: Alban [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Albain [indefinite, nominative, singular], a Albain [indefinite, singular, vocative], Alban [genitive, indefinite, singular], Albain [dative, indefinite, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], an Albain [definite, nominative, singular], na hAlban [definite, genitive, singular], leis an Albain [dative, definite, singular], don Albain [dative, definite, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], Albain [error-unrecognized-form], nAlbain [error-unrecognized-form], hAlbain [error-unrecognized-form], - [error-unrecognized-form]
  1. Scotland (a constituent country of the United Kingdom) Wikipedia link: ga:Albain Tags: feminine Categories (place): Constituent countries of the United Kingdom, Places in the United Kingdom, Scotland Related terms: Albain Nua (english: Nova Scotia) [feminine], Albainis (english: Scots (language)) [masculine], Albanach (english: Scottish) [adjective], Albanach (english: Scot, Scottish person) [masculine], Béarla na hAlban [English, Scottish], Eaglais na hAlban (english: the Church of Scotland) [feminine], fuisce na hAlban (english: Scotch whisky) [masculine]
    Sense id: en-Albain-ga-name-2exAOfGh Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "etymology_text": "Originally the dative of now archaic Alba.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Alban",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Albain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a Albain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Alban",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Albain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an Albain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na hAlban",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis an Albain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don Albain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Albain",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nAlbain",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hAlbain",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "10": "",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "3": "genitive",
        "4": "Alban",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "f1request": "1",
        "f4request": "1",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Albain f (genitive Alban)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "Alban"
      },
      "expansion": "Albain f (genitive Alban)",
      "name": "ga-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "ga-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "ga",
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          "orig": "ga:Constituent countries of the United Kingdom",
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            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
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        },
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          "kind": "place",
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          "orig": "ga:Scotland",
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            "United Kingdom",
            "British Isles",
            "Countries",
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            "Earth",
            "Eurasia",
            "Names",
            "Nature",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Scotland (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Albain-ga-name-2exAOfGh",
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        ],
        [
          "constituent country",
          "constituent country"
        ],
        [
          "United Kingdom",
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      ],
      "related": [
        {
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          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Albain Nua"
        },
        {
          "english": "Scots (language)",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Albainis"
        },
        {
          "english": "Scottish",
          "tags": [
            "adjective"
          ],
          "word": "Albanach"
        },
        {
          "english": "Scot, Scottish person",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Albanach"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "English",
            "Scottish"
          ],
          "word": "Béarla na hAlban"
        },
        {
          "english": "the Church of Scotland",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Eaglais na hAlban"
        },
        {
          "english": "Scotch whisky",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "fuisce na hAlban"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "ga:Albain"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈal̪ˠəbˠənʲ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈalˠəbˠənʲ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Albain"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "Originally the dative of now archaic Alba.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Alban",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Albain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a Albain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Alban",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Albain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an Albain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na hAlban",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis an Albain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don Albain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Albain",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nAlbain",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hAlbain",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
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      "expansion": "Albain f (genitive Alban)",
      "name": "head"
    },
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        "2": "Alban"
      },
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  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "name",
  "related": [
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      "english": "Nova Scotia",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Albain Nua"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Albainis"
    },
    {
      "english": "Scottish",
      "tags": [
        "adjective"
      ],
      "word": "Albanach"
    },
    {
      "english": "Scot, Scottish person",
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        "masculine"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "English",
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      ],
      "word": "Béarla na hAlban"
    },
    {
      "english": "the Church of Scotland",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "Eaglais na hAlban"
    },
    {
      "english": "Scotch whisky",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fuisce na hAlban"
    }
  ],
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        "Irish feminine nouns",
        "Irish fifth-declension nouns",
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      ],
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        "feminine"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈal̪ˠəbˠənʲ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈalˠəbˠənʲ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Albain"
}

Download raw JSONL data for Albain meaning in Irish (3.1kB)

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}

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