"caomhnú" meaning in Irish

See caomhnú in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /keːˈnˠuː/ [Munster], /ˈkiːnˠuː/ [Connacht], /ˈkiːwnˠuː/ [Ulster]
Etymology: From Old Irish cáemnugad. Etymology templates: {{inh|ga|sga|cáemnugad}} Old Irish cáemnugad Head templates: {{head|ga|noun|genitive singular|caomhnaithe||||||||-|||||cat2=|f1request=1|f4request=1|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|var=}} caomhnú m (genitive singular caomhnaithe), {{ga-noun|m|caomhnaithe|-}} caomhnú m (genitive singular caomhnaithe) Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}} Forms: caomhnaithe [genitive, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], an caomhnú [definite, nominative, singular], an chaomhnaithe [definite, genitive, singular], leis an gcaomhnú [dative, definite, singular], don chaomhnú [dative, definite, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], caomhnú [error-unrecognized-form], chaomhnú [lenition], gcaomhnú [eclipsis]
  1. verbal noun of caomhnaigh Tags: form-of, masculine, noun-from-verb Form of: caomhnaigh
    Sense id: en-caomhnú-ga-noun-m2ZoLbUf
  2. conservation, preservation Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-caomhnú-ga-noun-OrNDpFCj
  3. maintenance, maintaining Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-caomhnú-ga-noun-cap0giMw Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 5 29 61 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 15 56 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 8 75 8
  4. protection Tags: masculine Synonyms (protection): cosaint
    Sense id: en-caomhnú-ga-noun-Qzw1B8Ny Disambiguation of 'protection': 0 4 0 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: caomhantas [conservation, biology, history, human-sciences, sciences, natural-sciences]
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  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish cáemnugad.",
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      "form": "caomhnaithe",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an caomhnú",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an chaomhnaithe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis an gcaomhnú",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don chaomhnú",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ga-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caomhnú",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chaomhnú",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "lenition"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gcaomhnú",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "eclipsis"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "10": "",
        "11": "",
        "12": "-",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
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        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
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        "f1request": "1",
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        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "var": ""
      },
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    },
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    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
      "name": "ga-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "word": "caomhnaigh"
        }
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        "verbal noun of caomhnaigh"
      ],
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          "caomhnaigh#Irish"
        ]
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        "masculine",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "conservation, preservation"
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "conservation"
        ],
        [
          "preservation",
          "preservation"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
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          "_dis": "5 29 61 5",
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          "name": "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "15 15 56 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 8 75 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "maintenance, maintaining"
      ],
      "id": "en-caomhnú-ga-noun-cap0giMw",
      "links": [
        [
          "maintenance",
          "maintenance"
        ],
        [
          "maintaining",
          "maintaining"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "protection"
      ],
      "id": "en-caomhnú-ga-noun-Qzw1B8Ny",
      "links": [
        [
          "protection",
          "protection"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "0 4 0 96",
          "sense": "protection",
          "word": "cosaint"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/keːˈnˠuː/",
      "tags": [
        "Munster"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkiːnˠuː/",
      "tags": [
        "Connacht"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkiːwnˠuː/",
      "tags": [
        "Ulster"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "topics": [
        "conservation",
        "biology",
        "history",
        "human-sciences",
        "sciences",
        "natural-sciences"
      ],
      "word": "caomhantas"
    }
  ],
  "word": "caomhnú"
}
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    "Irish irregular nouns",
    "Irish lemmas",
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    "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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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish cáemnugad.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "caomhnaithe",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "an caomhnú",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an chaomhnaithe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis an gcaomhnú",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don chaomhnú",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caomhnú",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chaomhnú",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "lenition"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gcaomhnú",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "eclipsis"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "10": "",
        "11": "",
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        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
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        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "var": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
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        "3": "-"
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    }
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  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Irish verbal nouns"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "caomhnaigh"
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        "verbal noun of caomhnaigh"
      ],
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          "caomhnaigh",
          "caomhnaigh#Irish"
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          "preservation"
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      ]
    },
    {
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      ],
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        [
          "maintenance",
          "maintenance"
        ],
        [
          "maintaining",
          "maintaining"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "protection"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "protection",
          "protection"
        ]
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/keːˈnˠuː/",
      "tags": [
        "Munster"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkiːnˠuː/",
      "tags": [
        "Connacht"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkiːwnˠuː/",
      "tags": [
        "Ulster"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "topics": [
        "conservation",
        "biology",
        "history",
        "human-sciences",
        "sciences",
        "natural-sciences"
      ],
      "word": "caomhantas"
    },
    {
      "sense": "protection",
      "word": "cosaint"
    }
  ],
  "word": "caomhnú"
}

Download raw JSONL data for caomhnú meaning in Irish (2.9kB)

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  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "caomhnú",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: caomhnú/Irish 'radical' base_tags=set()",
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