"Sorcha" meaning in Irish

See Sorcha in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈsɔɾˠəxə/ Forms: Shorcha [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Sorcha [error-unrecognized-form], Shorcha [error-unrecognized-form], tSorcha [error-unrecognized-form], - [error-unrecognized-form]
Etymology: From sorcha (“bright, clear, conspicuous”), from Old Irish sorchae (“bright, luminous”). Etymology templates: {{der|ga|sga|sorchae|t=bright, luminous}} Old Irish sorchae (“bright, luminous”) Head templates: {{head|ga|proper noun|genitive|Shorcha|||||||f1request=1|f4request=1|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=}} Sorcha f (genitive Shorcha), {{ga-proper noun|f|Shorcha}} Sorcha f (genitive Shorcha) Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}}
  1. a female given name from Old Irish, sometimes anglicized as Claire (as a rough translation) or Sarah (due to phonological similarity). Tags: feminine Related terms: Dorcha

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "sorchae",
        "t": "bright, luminous"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish sorchae (“bright, luminous”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From sorcha (“bright, clear, conspicuous”), from Old Irish sorchae (“bright, luminous”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Shorcha",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Sorcha",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Shorcha",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tSorcha",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "10": "",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "3": "genitive",
        "4": "Shorcha",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "f1request": "1",
        "f4request": "1",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Sorcha f (genitive Shorcha)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "Shorcha"
      },
      "expansion": "Sorcha f (genitive Shorcha)",
      "name": "ga-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
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      "args": {},
      "name": "ga-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Irish female given names",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Irish given names",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a female given name from Old Irish, sometimes anglicized as Claire (as a rough translation) or Sarah (due to phonological similarity)."
      ],
      "id": "en-Sorcha-ga-name-Td2dMCbB",
      "links": [
        [
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          "given name"
        ],
        [
          "Claire",
          "Claire"
        ],
        [
          "Sarah",
          "Sarah"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "Dorcha"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɔɾˠəxə/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Sorcha"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "sorchae",
        "t": "bright, luminous"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish sorchae (“bright, luminous”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From sorcha (“bright, clear, conspicuous”), from Old Irish sorchae (“bright, luminous”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Shorcha",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Sorcha",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Shorcha",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tSorcha",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "10": "",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "3": "genitive",
        "4": "Shorcha",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "f1request": "1",
        "f4request": "1",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Sorcha f (genitive Shorcha)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "Shorcha"
      },
      "expansion": "Sorcha f (genitive Shorcha)",
      "name": "ga-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "ga-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "name",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Dorcha"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Irish female given names",
        "Irish female given names from Old Irish",
        "Irish feminine nouns",
        "Irish given names",
        "Irish lemmas",
        "Irish proper nouns",
        "Irish terms derived from Old Irish",
        "Pages with 4 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a female given name from Old Irish, sometimes anglicized as Claire (as a rough translation) or Sarah (due to phonological similarity)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ],
        [
          "Claire",
          "Claire"
        ],
        [
          "Sarah",
          "Sarah"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɔɾˠəxə/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Sorcha"
}

Download raw JSONL data for Sorcha meaning in Irish (1.9kB)

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