"Mumhain" meaning in Irish

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Proper name

IPA: /mˠuːnʲ/
Etymology: From Old Irish Mumain, dative of Mumu (“Munster”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ga|sga|Mumain}} Old Irish Mumain Head templates: {{head|ga|proper noun|genitive|Mumhan|||||||f1request=1|f4request=1|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=|var=}} Mumhain f (genitive Mumhan), {{ga-proper noun|f|Mumhan}} Mumhain f (genitive Mumhan) Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}} Forms: Mumhan [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], an Mhumhain [definite, nominative, singular], na Mumhan [definite, genitive, singular], leis an Mumhain [dative, definite, singular], don Mhumhain [dative, definite, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], Mumhain [error-unrecognized-form], Mhumhain [lenition], - [eclipsis], Mumha [alternative, archaic]
  1. Munster (the southernmost province of Ireland) Tags: feminine Categories (place): Places in Ireland, Provinces of Ireland Synonyms: Cúige Mumhan Related terms: Muimhneach
    Sense id: en-Mumhain-ga-name-xku1Ac-r Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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      "form": "Mumhan",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an Mhumhain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na Mumhan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis an Mumhain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don Mhumhain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Mumhain",
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      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Mhumhain",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "lenition"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "eclipsis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Mumha",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "archaic"
      ]
    }
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        "10": "",
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        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "f1request": "1",
        "f4request": "1",
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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "var": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "ga-proper noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "langcode": "ga",
          "name": "Places in Ireland",
          "orig": "ga:Places in Ireland",
          "parents": [
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        {
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          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        "Munster (the southernmost province of Ireland)"
      ],
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          "Munster",
          "Munster#English:_Q131438"
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          "province"
        ],
        [
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          "Ireland#English"
        ]
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        {
          "word": "Muimhneach"
        }
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        {
          "word": "Cúige Mumhan"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mˠuːnʲ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Mumhain"
}
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      "Mumu#Old_Irish"
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        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "an Mhumhain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na Mumhan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis an Mumhain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don Mhumhain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "source": "mutation",
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        "table-tags"
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      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
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      "form": "Mhumhain",
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      "tags": [
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      ]
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    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "eclipsis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Mumha",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "archaic"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
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        "f4request": "1",
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      "args": {},
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  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "name",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Muimhneach"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        [
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          "Ireland#English"
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      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/mˠuːnʲ/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "Cúige Mumhan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Mumhain"
}

Download raw JSONL data for Mumhain meaning in Irish (2.3kB)

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