"boc" meaning in Irish

See boc in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bˠok/, [bˠʌk], [bˠɔk]
Etymology: From Old Irish boc (“he-goat”) (compare modern poc), from Proto-Celtic *bukkos. Etymology templates: {{inh|ga|sga|boc|t=he-goat}} Old Irish boc (“he-goat”), {{der|ga|cel-pro|*bukkos}} Proto-Celtic *bukkos Head templates: {{head|ga|noun|genitive singular|boic|||||||nominative plural|boic|||||altform=|cat2=|f1request=1|f4request=1|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=}} boc m (genitive singular boic, nominative plural boic), {{ga-noun|m|boic|boic}} boc m (genitive singular boic, nominative plural boic) Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}} Forms: boic [genitive, singular], boic [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], boc [indefinite, nominative, singular], boic [indefinite, nominative, plural], a bhoic [indefinite, singular, vocative], a bhoca [indefinite, plural, vocative], boic [genitive, indefinite, singular], boc [genitive, indefinite, plural], boc [dative, indefinite, singular], boic [dative, indefinite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], an boc [definite, nominative, singular], na boic [definite, nominative, plural], an bhoic [definite, genitive, singular], na mboc [definite, genitive, plural], leis an mboc [dative, definite, singular], don bhoc [dative, definite, singular], leis na boic [dative, definite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], boc [error-unrecognized-form], bhoc [error-unrecognized-form], mboc [error-unrecognized-form]
  1. fellow, bloke, guy, dude Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-boc-ga-noun-PCj9CPa2
  2. (archaic) buck, he-goat Tags: archaic, masculine Synonyms (buck, he-goat): poc
    Sense id: en-boc-ga-noun-UdcGAYR8 Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header, Male people Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of Male people: 41 59 Disambiguation of 'buck, he-goat': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: boc mór, boc seó 
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "boc mór"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
  ],
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    },
    {
      "form": "boic",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "boc",
      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
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      "form": "boic",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a bhoic",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a bhoca",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "boic",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "boc",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
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        "plural"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "an boc",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na boic",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an bhoic",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na mboc",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis an mboc",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don bhoc",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis na boic",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "boc",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bhoc",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mboc",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "10": "",
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        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "genitive singular",
        "4": "boic",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "altform": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "f1request": "1",
        "f4request": "1",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
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    }
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  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "glosses": [
        "fellow, bloke, guy, dude"
      ],
      "id": "en-boc-ga-noun-PCj9CPa2",
      "links": [
        [
          "fellow",
          "fellow"
        ],
        [
          "bloke",
          "bloke"
        ],
        [
          "guy",
          "guy"
        ],
        [
          "dude",
          "dude"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "18 82",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "41 59",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ga",
          "name": "Male people",
          "orig": "ga:Male people",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "buck, he-goat"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "buck",
          "buck"
        ],
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          "he-goat",
          "he-goat"
        ]
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        "(archaic) buck, he-goat"
      ],
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          "_dis1": "1 99",
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          "word": "poc"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bˠok/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bˠʌk]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bˠɔk]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "boc"
}

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    "Irish first-declension nouns",
    "Irish lemmas",
    "Irish masculine nouns",
    "Irish nouns",
    "Irish terms derived from Old Irish",
    "Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Irish terms inherited from Old Irish",
    "Pages with 12 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ga:Male people",
    "gd-noun 2",
    "gd:Male animals"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "boc mór"
    },
    {
      "word": "boc seó"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "boc",
        "t": "he-goat"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*bukkos"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish boc (“he-goat”) (compare modern poc), from Proto-Celtic *bukkos.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "boic",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "boic",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "boc",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "boic",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a bhoic",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a bhoca",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "boic",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "boc",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "boc",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "boic",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an boc",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na boic",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an bhoic",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na mboc",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis an mboc",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don bhoc",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis na boic",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ga-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "boc",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bhoc",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mboc",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
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        "6": "",
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        "8": "",
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      "glosses": [
        "fellow, bloke, guy, dude"
      ],
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        [
          "fellow",
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        ],
        [
          "bloke",
          "bloke"
        ],
        [
          "guy",
          "guy"
        ],
        [
          "dude",
          "dude"
        ]
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      ]
    },
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        "Irish terms with archaic senses"
      ],
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        "buck, he-goat"
      ],
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          "he-goat",
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      ],
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      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/bˠok/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bˠʌk]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bˠɔk]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "buck, he-goat",
      "word": "poc"
    }
  ],
  "word": "boc"
}

Download raw JSONL data for boc meaning in Irish (3.9kB)

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  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: boc/Irish 'radical' base_tags=set()",
  "path": [
    "boc"
  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "boc",
  "trace": ""
}

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

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

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