"Life" meaning in Irish

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Proper name

IPA: [l̠ʲɪfʲə] Forms: an Life [canonical, feminine], na Life [genitive]
Etymology: From Proto-Celtic *liyeti (“flow”) (cognate with Cornish liv (“flood”), Breton liñv (“flood”)), Welsh llif (“flood”)) ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leyH- (“to flow”). An alternative hypothesis from Gearóid Mac Eoin is that the name comes from the the original language spoken in Ireland. Etymology templates: {{der|ga|cel-pro|*liyeti||flow}} Proto-Celtic *liyeti (“flow”), {{cog|kw|liv|t=flood}} Cornish liv (“flood”), {{cog|br|liñv|t=flood}} Breton liñv (“flood”), {{cog|cy|llif|t=flood}} Welsh llif (“flood”), {{der|ga|ine-pro|*leyH-|t=to flow}} Proto-Indo-European *leyH- (“to flow”) Head templates: {{head|ga|proper noun|genitive|na Life|||||||altform=|f1request=1|f4request=1|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=an Life}} an Life f (genitive na Life), {{ga-proper noun|f|na Life|head=an Life}} an Life f (genitive na Life)
  1. Liffey (a river in Ireland) Categories (place): Places in Ireland, Rivers in Ireland
    Sense id: en-Life-ga-name-s5cTArxR Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "Liffey"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Fingallian",
      "lang_code": "gmw-fin",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "Liffy"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*liyeti",
        "4": "",
        "5": "flow"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *liyeti (“flow”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "liv",
        "t": "flood"
      },
      "expansion": "Cornish liv (“flood”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "liñv",
        "t": "flood"
      },
      "expansion": "Breton liñv (“flood”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "llif",
        "t": "flood"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh llif (“flood”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*leyH-",
        "t": "to flow"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *leyH- (“to flow”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Celtic *liyeti (“flow”) (cognate with Cornish liv (“flood”), Breton liñv (“flood”)), Welsh llif (“flood”)) ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leyH- (“to flow”). An alternative hypothesis from Gearóid Mac Eoin is that the name comes from the the original language spoken in Ireland.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "an Life",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na Life",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "10": "",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "3": "genitive",
        "4": "na Life",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "altform": "",
        "f1request": "1",
        "f4request": "1",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "an Life"
      },
      "expansion": "an Life f (genitive na Life)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "na Life",
        "head": "an Life"
      },
      "expansion": "an Life f (genitive na Life)",
      "name": "ga-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Irish 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": "place",
          "langcode": "ga",
          "name": "Places in Ireland",
          "orig": "ga:Places in Ireland",
          "parents": [
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "ga",
          "name": "Rivers in Ireland",
          "orig": "ga:Rivers in Ireland",
          "parents": [
            "Rivers",
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Liffey (a river in Ireland)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Life-ga-name-s5cTArxR",
      "links": [
        [
          "Liffey",
          "Liffey#English"
        ],
        [
          "river",
          "river"
        ],
        [
          "Ireland",
          "Ireland#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[l̠ʲɪfʲə]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Life"
}
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "Liffey"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Fingallian",
      "lang_code": "gmw-fin",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "Liffy"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*liyeti",
        "4": "",
        "5": "flow"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *liyeti (“flow”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "liv",
        "t": "flood"
      },
      "expansion": "Cornish liv (“flood”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "liñv",
        "t": "flood"
      },
      "expansion": "Breton liñv (“flood”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "llif",
        "t": "flood"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh llif (“flood”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*leyH-",
        "t": "to flow"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *leyH- (“to flow”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Celtic *liyeti (“flow”) (cognate with Cornish liv (“flood”), Breton liñv (“flood”)), Welsh llif (“flood”)) ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leyH- (“to flow”). An alternative hypothesis from Gearóid Mac Eoin is that the name comes from the the original language spoken in Ireland.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "an Life",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na Life",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "10": "",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "3": "genitive",
        "4": "na Life",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "altform": "",
        "f1request": "1",
        "f4request": "1",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "an Life"
      },
      "expansion": "an Life f (genitive na Life)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "na Life",
        "head": "an Life"
      },
      "expansion": "an Life f (genitive na Life)",
      "name": "ga-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Irish feminine nouns",
        "Irish lemmas",
        "Irish proper nouns",
        "Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
        "Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "ga:Places in Ireland",
        "ga:Rivers in Ireland"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Liffey (a river in Ireland)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Liffey",
          "Liffey#English"
        ],
        [
          "river",
          "river"
        ],
        [
          "Ireland",
          "Ireland#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[l̠ʲɪfʲə]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Life"
}

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