"San" meaning in Irish

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Noun

IPA: [sˠanˠ]
Etymology: From French saint, from Latin sanctus (“holy”). Etymology templates: {{root|ga|ine-pro|*seh₂k-}}, {{der|ga|fr|saint}} French saint, {{der|ga|la|sanctus|t=holy}} Latin sanctus (“holy”) Head templates: {{head|ga|noun|indeclinable}} San (indeclinable)
  1. (Christianity) Saint (title) Tags: indeclinable Synonyms: Naomh
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  "etymology_text": "From French saint, from Latin sanctus (“holy”).",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
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          "english": "St. Dominic",
          "text": "San Doiminic",
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          "english": "St. Catherine",
          "text": "San Caitríona",
          "translation": "St. Catherine",
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          ],
          "english": "St. Nicholas, Santa Claus",
          "text": "San Nioclás",
          "translation": "St. Nicholas, Santa Claus",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Saint (title)"
      ],
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      ],
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      "ipa": "[sˠanˠ]"
    }
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    },
    {
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      },
      "expansion": "French saint",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "la",
        "3": "sanctus",
        "t": "holy"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin sanctus (“holy”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From French saint, from Latin sanctus (“holy”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "noun",
        "3": "indeclinable"
      },
      "expansion": "San (indeclinable)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Irish lemmas",
        "Irish nouns",
        "Irish terms derived from French",
        "Irish terms derived from Latin",
        "Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Irish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *seh₂k-",
        "Irish terms with usage examples",
        "Pages with 11 entries",
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          "english": "St. Dominic",
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          "english": "St. Nicholas, Santa Claus",
          "text": "San Nioclás",
          "translation": "St. Nicholas, Santa Claus",
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        }
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          "Saint",
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      "synonyms": [
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      "tags": [
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      ],
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      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "[sˠanˠ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "San"
}

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