Sord in Irish

IPA: /sˠoːɾˠd̪ˠ/ [Munster], /sˠauɾˠd̪ˠ/ [Connacht], /sˠɔːɾˠd̪ˠ/ [Ulster] Forms: Sord [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Sord [error-unrecognized-form], Shord [lenition], tSord [lenition], - [eclipsis] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Unknown. According to the Book of Lismore it was the name of a well in the area and meant “pure”, but nowhere else does the word sord exist in Irish with that or any other meaning. It may therefore be from a non-Indo-European substrate language. Etymology templates: {{unknown|ga}} Unknown, {{m-g|pure}} “pure” Head templates: {{head|ga|proper noun|genitive|Sord|||||||f1request=1|f4request=1|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|var=}} Sord m (genitive Sord), {{ga-proper noun|m|~}} Sord m (genitive Sord) Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}}

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        {
          "word": "Sord Cholm Cille"
        }
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      "ipa": "/sˠauɾˠd̪ˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Connacht"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sˠɔːɾˠd̪ˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Ulster"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Sord"
}

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    {
      "form": "Shord",
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      "tags": [
        "lenition"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tSord",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "lenition"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "mutation",
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        "eclipsis"
      ]
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      ],
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      "tags": [
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/sˠoːɾˠd̪ˠ/",
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        "Munster"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sˠauɾˠd̪ˠ/",
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        "Connacht"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/sˠɔːɾˠd̪ˠ/",
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "Sord Cholm Cille"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Sord"
}

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"Sord" meaning in Irish

Proper name