"Congó" meaning in Irish

See Congó in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: After Kongo, believed to derive from Kongo nkongo (“hunters”). Etymology templates: {{der|ga|kg|nkongo|t=hunters}} Kongo nkongo (“hunters”) Head templates: {{head|ga|proper noun|genitive|an Chongó|||||||altform=|f1request=1|f4request=1|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=An Congó}} An Congó m (genitive an Chongó), {{ga-proper noun|m|an Chongó|head=An Congó}} An Congó m (genitive an Chongó) Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}} Forms: An Congó [canonical, masculine], an Chongó [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Congó [indefinite, nominative, singular], a Chongó [indefinite, singular, vocative], Congó [genitive, indefinite, singular], Congó [dative, indefinite, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], an Congó [definite, nominative, singular], an Chongó [definite, genitive, singular], leis an gCongó [dative, definite, singular], don Chongó [dative, definite, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], Congó [error-unrecognized-form], Chongó [error-unrecognized-form], gCongó [error-unrecognized-form]
  1. Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo) Categories (place): Countries in Africa
    Sense id: en-Congó-ga-name-d6FJOQdv Categories (other): Democratic Republic of the Congo, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 14 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 23 38
  2. Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo) Categories (place): Countries in Africa
    Sense id: en-Congó-ga-name-KoX3Dr36 Categories (other): Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 14 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 23 38
  3. Congo (a major river in Central Africa which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at times forming the border with the Republic of the Congo and Angola) Categories (place): Places in Angola, Places in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Places in the Republic of the Congo, Rivers in Africa, Rivers in Angola, Rivers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rivers in the Republic of the Congo
    Sense id: en-Congó-ga-name-FUoAXpl~ Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 32 16 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 14 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 23 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Congó na Beilge (english: the Belgian Congo) [masculine], Poblacht an Chongó (english: the Republic of the Congo) [feminine], Poblacht Dhaonlathach an Chongó (english: the Democratic Republic of the Congo) [feminine]
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      "english": "the Belgian Congo",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "translation": "the Belgian Congo",
      "word": "Congó na Beilge"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "the Republic of the Congo",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "translation": "the Republic of the Congo",
      "word": "Poblacht an Chongó"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "the Democratic Republic of the Congo",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "translation": "the Democratic Republic of the Congo",
      "word": "Poblacht Dhaonlathach an Chongó"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "kg",
        "3": "nkongo",
        "t": "hunters"
      },
      "expansion": "Kongo nkongo (“hunters”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "After Kongo, believed to derive from Kongo nkongo (“hunters”).",
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    {
      "form": "An Congó",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an Chongó",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Congó",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a Chongó",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Congó",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Congó",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "an Congó",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "an Chongó",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis an gCongó",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don Chongó",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Congó",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Chongó",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gCongó",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "10": "",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "3": "genitive",
        "4": "an Chongó",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "altform": "",
        "f1request": "1",
        "f4request": "1",
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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
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      },
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        "1": "m",
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        "head": "An Congó"
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    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
      "name": "ga-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "name",
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        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "ga",
          "name": "Countries in Africa",
          "orig": "ga:Countries in Africa",
          "parents": [
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          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ga",
          "name": "Democratic Republic of the Congo",
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        },
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          "_dis": "43 14 43",
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          "_dis": "39 23 38",
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        }
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      ],
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        ],
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          "Central Africa",
          "Central Africa#English"
        ],
        [
          "Republic of the Congo",
          "Republic of the Congo"
        ]
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        },
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          "kind": "other",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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        [
          "country",
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        ],
        [
          "Central Africa",
          "Central Africa#English"
        ],
        [
          "Democratic Republic of the Congo",
          "Democratic Republic of the Congo"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "ga",
          "name": "Places in Angola",
          "orig": "ga:Places in Angola",
          "parents": [
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "ga",
          "name": "Places in the Democratic Republic of the Congo",
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            "Places"
          ],
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        },
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          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "ga",
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            "Places"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "ga",
          "name": "Rivers in Africa",
          "orig": "ga:Rivers in Africa",
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            "Rivers",
            "Places"
          ],
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        },
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          "kind": "place",
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          "_dis": "32 16 52",
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        {
          "_dis": "43 14 43",
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        {
          "_dis": "39 23 38",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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      ],
      "glosses": [
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      ],
      "id": "en-Congó-ga-name-FUoAXpl~",
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          "Congo",
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        [
          "river",
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        ],
        [
          "Central Africa",
          "Central Africa#English"
        ],
        [
          "Atlantic Ocean",
          "Atlantic Ocean"
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        [
          "Democratic Republic of the Congo",
          "Democratic Republic of the Congo#English"
        ],
        [
          "Republic of the Congo",
          "Republic of the Congo#English"
        ],
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          "Angola",
          "Angola#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Kongo"
  ],
  "word": "Congó"
}
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    "Irish fourth-declension nouns",
    "Irish lemmas",
    "Irish masculine nouns",
    "Irish proper nouns",
    "Irish terms derived from Kongo",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
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      "english": "the Belgian Congo",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "translation": "the Belgian Congo",
      "word": "Congó na Beilge"
    },
    {
      "english": "the Republic of the Congo",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "translation": "the Republic of the Congo",
      "word": "Poblacht an Chongó"
    },
    {
      "english": "the Democratic Republic of the Congo",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    }
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      "name": "der"
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        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "an Chongó",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      "form": "Congó",
      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "a Chongó",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "singular",
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      ]
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    {
      "form": "Congó",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Congó",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "leis an gCongó",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don Chongó",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
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      "form": "gCongó",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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  "lang_code": "ga",
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        "ga:Places in Angola",
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        "ga:Places in the Republic of the Congo",
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        ],
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          "Atlantic Ocean",
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          "Democratic Republic of the Congo",
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          "Republic of the Congo",
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  ],
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    "Kongo"
  ],
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}

Download raw JSONL data for Congó meaning in Irish (4.6kB)

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  ],
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  "subsection": "proper noun",
  "title": "Congó",
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