"Cillian" meaning in Irish

See Cillian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /cɪˈlʲiən̪ˠ/ [Munster], /ˈcɪl̠ʲiənˠ/ [Connacht, Ulster] Forms: Cillian [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Cillian [error-unrecognized-form], Chillian [error-unrecognized-form], gCillian [error-unrecognized-form], Cillín [alternative]
Etymology: Irish saint's name, possibly derived from ceallach (“strife”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂- (“to beat, strike”)) or ceall (“monastery, church”). Etymology templates: {{der|ga|ine-pro|*kelh₂-|t=to beat, strike}} Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂- (“to beat, strike”) Head templates: {{head|ga|proper noun|genitive|Cillian|||||||f1request=1|f4request=1|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=}} Cillian m (genitive Cillian), {{ga-proper noun|m|~}} Cillian m (genitive Cillian) Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}}
  1. a male given name Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Irish given names, Irish male given names
    Sense id: en-Cillian-ga-name-h8YdwBAs Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "Killian",
            "3": "Kilian",
            "4": "Cillian",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: Killian, Kilian, Cillian",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: Killian, Kilian, Cillian"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Kilian",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: Kilian",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: Kilian"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "is",
            "2": "Kiljan",
            "3": "Kilían",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Icelandic: Kiljan, Kilían",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Icelandic: Kiljan, Kilían"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "Kilian",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Swedish: Kilian",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Swedish: Kilian"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*kelh₂-",
        "t": "to beat, strike"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂- (“to beat, strike”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Irish saint's name, possibly derived from ceallach (“strife”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂- (“to beat, strike”)) or ceall (“monastery, church”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Cillian",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Cillian",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Chillian",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gCillian",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Cillín",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "10": "",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "3": "genitive",
        "4": "Cillian",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "f1request": "1",
        "f4request": "1",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Cillian m (genitive Cillian)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "~"
      },
      "expansion": "Cillian m (genitive Cillian)",
      "name": "ga-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "ga-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "name": "Irish given names",
          "parents": [
            "Given names",
            "Names",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "name": "Irish male given names",
          "parents": [
            "Given names",
            "Names",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a male given name"
      ],
      "id": "en-Cillian-ga-name-h8YdwBAs",
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/cɪˈlʲiən̪ˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Munster"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈcɪl̠ʲiənˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Connacht",
        "Ulster"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Cillian"
}
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "Killian",
            "3": "Kilian",
            "4": "Cillian",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: Killian, Kilian, Cillian",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: Killian, Kilian, Cillian"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Kilian",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: Kilian",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: Kilian"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "is",
            "2": "Kiljan",
            "3": "Kilían",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Icelandic: Kiljan, Kilían",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Icelandic: Kiljan, Kilían"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "Kilian",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Swedish: Kilian",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Swedish: Kilian"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*kelh₂-",
        "t": "to beat, strike"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂- (“to beat, strike”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Irish saint's name, possibly derived from ceallach (“strife”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂- (“to beat, strike”)) or ceall (“monastery, church”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Cillian",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Cillian",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Chillian",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gCillian",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Cillín",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "10": "",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "3": "genitive",
        "4": "Cillian",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "f1request": "1",
        "f4request": "1",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Cillian m (genitive Cillian)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "~"
      },
      "expansion": "Cillian m (genitive Cillian)",
      "name": "ga-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "ga-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Irish given names",
        "Irish lemmas",
        "Irish male given names",
        "Irish masculine nouns",
        "Irish proper nouns",
        "Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a male given name"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/cɪˈlʲiən̪ˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Munster"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈcɪl̠ʲiənˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Connacht",
        "Ulster"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Cillian"
}

Download raw JSONL data for Cillian meaning in Irish (2.6kB)

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  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: Cillian/Irish 'radical' base_tags=set()",
  "path": [
    "Cillian"
  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "proper noun",
  "title": "Cillian",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'lenition'",
  "path": [
    "Cillian"
  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "proper noun",
  "title": "Cillian",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'eclipsis'",
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