"aife" meaning in Irish

See aife in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Old Irish aithbe n (“ebb, reflux (of sea)”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ga|sga|aithbe|g=n|t=ebb, reflux (of sea)}} Old Irish aithbe n (“ebb, reflux (of sea)”) Head templates: {{head|ga|noun|genitive singular|aife||||||||-|||||cat2=|f1request=1|f4request=1|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=|var=}} aife f (genitive singular aife), {{ga-noun|f|~|-}} aife f (genitive singular aife) Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}} Forms: aife [genitive, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], an aife [definite, nominative, singular], na haife [definite, genitive, singular], leis an aife [dative, definite, singular], don aife [dative, definite, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], aife [error-unrecognized-form], n-aife [eclipsis], haife [error-unrecognized-form], - [error-unrecognized-form], aithbhe [alternative], aithe [alternative], atha [alternative]
  1. ebb Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-aife-ga-noun-eVcaViKf
  2. decline, decay Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-aife-ga-noun-u9HLaJVS
  3. (chemistry) reflux Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-aife-ga-noun-Db5Voat2 Categories (other): Chemistry, Irish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 22 4 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 6 68 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 5 78 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: briseadh aife (english: (ruffle caused by) start of ebb-tide), cainéal aife (english: ebb channel), comhdhlúthadán aife (english: reflux condenser), leath aife (english: half-ebb), taoide aife (english: ebbing tide), tonn aife (english: receding wave)

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "(ruffle caused by) start of ebb-tide",
      "translation": "(ruffle caused by) start of ebb-tide",
      "word": "briseadh aife"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "ebb channel",
      "translation": "ebb channel",
      "word": "cainéal aife"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "reflux condenser",
      "translation": "reflux condenser",
      "word": "comhdhlúthadán aife"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "half-ebb",
      "translation": "half-ebb",
      "word": "leath aife"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "ebbing tide",
      "translation": "ebbing tide",
      "word": "taoide aife"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "receding wave",
      "translation": "receding wave",
      "word": "tonn aife"
    }
  ],
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      "aithbe",
      "aithbe#Old_Irish"
    ]
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish aithbe n (“ebb, reflux (of sea)”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "aife",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "an aife",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na haife",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis an aife",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don aife",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "mutation",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "aife",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "n-aife",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "eclipsis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "haife",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "aithbhe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "aithe",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
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        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
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        "var": ""
      },
      "expansion": "aife f (genitive singular aife)",
      "name": "head"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        "ebb"
      ],
      "id": "en-aife-ga-noun-eVcaViKf",
      "links": [
        [
          "ebb",
          "ebb"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "decline, decay"
      ],
      "id": "en-aife-ga-noun-u9HLaJVS",
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          "decline",
          "decline"
        ],
        [
          "decay",
          "decay"
        ]
      ],
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        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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          "name": "Chemistry",
          "orig": "ga:Chemistry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "22 4 74",
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          "parents": [],
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          "_dis": "26 6 68",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 5 78",
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          "parents": [],
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      ],
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        "reflux"
      ],
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          "chemistry",
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        [
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          "reflux"
        ]
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        "(chemistry) reflux"
      ],
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      ],
      "topics": [
        "chemistry",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
      ]
    }
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}
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    "Irish feminine nouns",
    "Irish fourth-declension nouns",
    "Irish lemmas",
    "Irish nouns",
    "Irish terms derived from Old Irish",
    "Irish terms inherited from Old Irish",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "(ruffle caused by) start of ebb-tide",
      "translation": "(ruffle caused by) start of ebb-tide",
      "word": "briseadh aife"
    },
    {
      "english": "ebb channel",
      "translation": "ebb channel",
      "word": "cainéal aife"
    },
    {
      "english": "reflux condenser",
      "translation": "reflux condenser",
      "word": "comhdhlúthadán aife"
    },
    {
      "english": "half-ebb",
      "translation": "half-ebb",
      "word": "leath aife"
    },
    {
      "english": "ebbing tide",
      "translation": "ebbing tide",
      "word": "taoide aife"
    },
    {
      "english": "receding wave",
      "translation": "receding wave",
      "word": "tonn aife"
    }
  ],
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      "aithbe",
      "aithbe#Old_Irish"
    ]
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish aithbe n (“ebb, reflux (of sea)”).",
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      "form": "aife",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don aife",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
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    },
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    {
      "form": "n-aife",
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      "tags": [
        "eclipsis"
      ]
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      "form": "haife",
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      ]
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      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aithbhe",
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        "alternative"
      ]
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          "ebb",
          "ebb"
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      ]
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      ],
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        "physical-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "aife"
}

Download raw JSONL data for aife meaning in Irish (3.2kB)

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