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{
"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"english": "Muse",
"word": "Bé"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"english": "nymph",
"word": "bé choille"
},
{
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"english": "damselfish",
"word": "bé-iasc"
},
{
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"english": "maidenhair",
"word": "folt bé"
}
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"nominative",
"plural"
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"singular",
"vocative"
]
},
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},
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"definite",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
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"definite",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
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"definite",
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
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"definite",
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
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"source": "declension",
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"dative",
"definite",
"singular"
]
},
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"dative",
"definite",
"singular"
]
},
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"dative",
"definite",
"plural"
]
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}
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"lenition",
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"Sociology",
"Sciences",
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"Fundamental"
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"Latin",
"letter-name"
],
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},
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"Latin",
"letter-name"
],
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{
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"letter-name"
],
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"letter-name"
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{
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],
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{
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"Latin",
"letter-name"
],
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{
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"Latin",
"letter-name"
],
"word": "ó"
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{
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"Latin",
"letter-name"
],
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},
{
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"Latin",
"letter-name"
],
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{
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"letter-name"
],
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{
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"letter-name"
],
"word": "eas"
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{
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"letter-name"
],
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{
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"Latin",
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],
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"letter-name"
],
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{
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"letter-name"
],
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{
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"letter-name"
],
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},
{
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"letter-name"
],
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{
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"letter-name"
],
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{
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"word": "The English names are also widely used by Irish speakers"
}
]
}
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{
"ipa": "/bʲeː/"
}
],
"word": "bé"
}
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"Irish feminine nouns",
"Irish fourth-declension nouns",
"Irish lemmas",
"Irish nouns",
"Irish terms derived from Old Irish",
"Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
"Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
"Irish terms inherited from Old Irish",
"Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
"Irish terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
"Irish terms with IPA pronunciation",
"ga:Appearance",
"ga:Female",
"ga:People"
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"word": "Bé"
},
{
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"word": "bé choille"
},
{
"english": "damselfish",
"word": "bé-iasc"
},
{
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{
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"nominative",
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},
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},
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{
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"letter-name"
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{
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"letter-name"
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},
{
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{
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{
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}
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"ga:Latin letter names"
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}
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}
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