"ballán" meaning in Irish

See ballán in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbˠul̪ˠɑːn/ [Connacht] (note: corresponding to bullán), /ˈbˠal̪ˠanˠ/ [Ulster]
Etymology: From Middle Irish ballán, perhaps from ball (“organ”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ga|mga|ballán}} Middle Irish ballán Head templates: {{head|ga|noun|genitive singular|balláin|||||||nominative plural|balláin|||||altform=|cat2=|f1request=1|f4request=1|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=}} ballán m (genitive singular balláin, nominative plural balláin), {{ga-noun|m|balláin|balláin}} ballán m (genitive singular balláin, nominative plural balláin) Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}} Forms: balláin [genitive, singular], balláin [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], ballán [indefinite, nominative, singular], balláin [indefinite, nominative, plural], a bhalláin [indefinite, singular, vocative], a bhallána [indefinite, plural, vocative], balláin [genitive, indefinite, singular], ballán [genitive, indefinite, plural], ballán [dative, indefinite, singular], balláin [dative, indefinite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], an ballán [definite, nominative, singular], na balláin [definite, nominative, plural], an bhalláin [definite, genitive, singular], na mballán [definite, genitive, plural], leis an mballán [dative, definite, singular], don bhallán [dative, definite, singular], leis na balláin [dative, definite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], ballán [error-unrecognized-form], bhallán [error-unrecognized-form], mballán [error-unrecognized-form], bullán [alternative]
  1. drinking vessel Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-ballán-ga-noun-87-DMx-Z Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header, Irish terms suffixed with -án, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Body parts, Food and drink containers Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 44 33 23 Disambiguation of Irish terms suffixed with -án: 58 31 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 36 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 74 17 9 Disambiguation of Body parts: 69 7 24 Disambiguation of Food and drink containers: 87 7 7
  2. cup-shaped hole in a rock Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-ballán-ga-noun-6gRTIuvg
  3. teat, pap Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-ballán-ga-noun-~lEkEQ~P
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: banbh balláin (english: suckling pig)

Alternative forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "suckling pig",
      "translation": "suckling pig",
      "word": "banbh balláin"
    }
  ],
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "balláin",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ballán",
      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a bhalláin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a bhallána",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "balláin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ballán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ballán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "an bhalláin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na mballán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis an mballán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don bhallán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis na balláin",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "mutation",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ga-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "ballán",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
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      "form": "bhallán",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mballán",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bullán",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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        "10": "",
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        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "genitive singular",
        "4": "balláin",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "altform": "",
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        "g3": "",
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    }
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  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "noun",
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        ]
      ],
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      ]
    },
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        [
          "hole",
          "hole"
        ],
        [
          "rock",
          "rock"
        ]
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      ]
    },
    {
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      ],
      "id": "en-ballán-ga-noun-~lEkEQ~P",
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          "teat",
          "teat"
        ],
        [
          "pap",
          "pap"
        ]
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbˠul̪ˠɑːn/",
      "note": "corresponding to bullán",
      "tags": [
        "Connacht"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbˠal̪ˠanˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Ulster"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ballán"
}

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    "Irish first-declension nouns",
    "Irish lemmas",
    "Irish masculine nouns",
    "Irish nouns",
    "Irish terms derived from Middle Irish",
    "Irish terms inherited from Middle Irish",
    "Irish terms suffixed with -án",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ga:Body parts",
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    {
      "english": "suckling pig",
      "translation": "suckling pig",
      "word": "banbh balláin"
    }
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      "name": "inh"
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      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "balláin",
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        "nominative",
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        "indefinite",
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      "form": "a bhalláin",
      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
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      "form": "an ballán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "na balláin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an bhalláin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na mballán",
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      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "leis an mballán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don bhallán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "leis na balláin",
      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "ga-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
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      ]
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      "form": "ballán",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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      "form": "mballán",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    },
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      "form": "bullán",
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      ]
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      ],
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          "vessel",
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      ]
    },
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈbˠul̪ˠɑːn/",
      "note": "corresponding to bullán",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbˠal̪ˠanˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Ulster"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ballán"
}

Download raw JSONL data for ballán meaning in Irish (4.0kB)

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  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "ballán",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'lenition'",
  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "ballán",
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  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'eclipsis'",
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