"cad" meaning in Irish

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Pronoun

IPA: /kad̪ˠ/
Etymology: Clipping of cad é, from early modern caidhe (“what is?”) from Old Irish cote (“what is the nature of? of what kind is?”), due to analogy with copular phrases like is é, an é. Etymology templates: {{clipping|ga}} Clipping, {{m|ga|cad é}} cad é, {{m|ga|caidhe|t=what is?}} caidhe (“what is?”), {{der|ga|sga|cote|t=what is the nature of? of what kind is?}} Old Irish cote (“what is the nature of? of what kind is?”), {{m|ga|is é, an é}} is é, an é Head templates: {{head|ga|pronoun||||cat2=interrogative pronouns|head=}} cad, {{ga-pron|type=interrogative}} cad
  1. (interrogative) what Tags: interrogative Synonyms: cad é, céard
    Sense id: en-cad-ga-pron-dJqywNBs
  2. (Munster) (interrogative) where Tags: Munster
    Sense id: en-cad-ga-pron-Qdd~b6se Categories (other): Munster Irish, Irish entries with incorrect language header, Irish interrogative pronouns, Irish pronouns Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Disambiguation of Irish interrogative pronouns: 10 90 Disambiguation of Irish pronouns: 19 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cad as duit? (english: where are you from?), cad chuige (english: why), cad ina thaobh (english: why)

Alternative forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "where are you from?",
      "word": "cad as duit?"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "why",
      "word": "cad chuige"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "why",
      "word": "cad ina thaobh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga"
      },
      "expansion": "Clipping",
      "name": "clipping"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "cad é"
      },
      "expansion": "cad é",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "caidhe",
        "t": "what is?"
      },
      "expansion": "caidhe (“what is?”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "cote",
        "t": "what is the nature of? of what kind is?"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish cote (“what is the nature of? of what kind is?”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "is é, an é"
      },
      "expansion": "is é, an é",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Clipping of cad é, from early modern caidhe (“what is?”) from Old Irish cote (“what is the nature of? of what kind is?”), due to analogy with copular phrases like is é, an é.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "pronoun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
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        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "cad",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "type": "interrogative"
      },
      "expansion": "cad",
      "name": "ga-pron"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "pron",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "what"
      ],
      "id": "en-cad-ga-pron-dJqywNBs",
      "links": [
        [
          "what",
          "what"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(interrogative) what"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "cad é"
        },
        {
          "word": "céard"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "interrogative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Munster Irish",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 90",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [
            "Interrogative pronouns",
            "Interrogative pro-forms",
            "Pronouns",
            "Pro-forms",
            "Lemmas",
            "Terms by semantic function"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 81",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Irish pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Where are you from?",
          "text": "Cad as duit?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "(interrogative) where"
      ],
      "id": "en-cad-ga-pron-Qdd~b6se",
      "links": [
        [
          "where",
          "where"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Munster) (interrogative) where"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Munster"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kad̪ˠ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cad"
}
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    "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Irish interrogative pronouns",
    "Irish lemmas",
    "Irish pronouns",
    "Irish terms derived from Old Irish",
    "Irish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "cy:Military"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "where are you from?",
      "word": "cad as duit?"
    },
    {
      "english": "why",
      "word": "cad chuige"
    },
    {
      "english": "why",
      "word": "cad ina thaobh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga"
      },
      "expansion": "Clipping",
      "name": "clipping"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "cad é"
      },
      "expansion": "cad é",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "caidhe",
        "t": "what is?"
      },
      "expansion": "caidhe (“what is?”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "cote",
        "t": "what is the nature of? of what kind is?"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish cote (“what is the nature of? of what kind is?”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "is é, an é"
      },
      "expansion": "is é, an é",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Clipping of cad é, from early modern caidhe (“what is?”) from Old Irish cote (“what is the nature of? of what kind is?”), due to analogy with copular phrases like is é, an é.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "pronoun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "cat2": "interrogative pronouns",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "cad",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "type": "interrogative"
      },
      "expansion": "cad",
      "name": "ga-pron"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "pron",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "what"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "what",
          "what"
        ]
      ],
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        "(interrogative) what"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "cad é"
        },
        {
          "word": "céard"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "interrogative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Irish terms with usage examples",
        "Munster Irish"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "Where are you from?",
          "text": "Cad as duit?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "(interrogative) where"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "where",
          "where"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Munster) (interrogative) where"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Munster"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kad̪ˠ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cad"
}

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