"carnán" meaning in Irish

See carnán in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɑːɾˠn̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/ [Connacht], /ˈkoɾˠn̪ˠɑːnˠ/ [Connacht], /ˈkaːɾˠn̪ˠanˠ/ [Ulster]
Etymology: From carn + -án. Etymology templates: {{af|ga|carn|-án}} carn + -án Head templates: {{head|ga|noun|genitive singular|carnáin|||||||nominative plural|carnáin|||||altform=|cat2=|f1request=1|f4request=1|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=}} carnán m (genitive singular carnáin, nominative plural carnáin), {{ga-noun|m|carnáin|carnáin}} carnán m (genitive singular carnáin, nominative plural carnáin) Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}} Forms: carnáin [genitive, singular], carnáin [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], carnán [indefinite, nominative, singular], carnáin [indefinite, nominative, plural], a charnáin [indefinite, singular, vocative], a charnána [indefinite, plural, vocative], carnáin [genitive, indefinite, singular], carnán [genitive, indefinite, plural], carnán [dative, indefinite, singular], carnáin [dative, indefinite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], an carnán [definite, nominative, singular], na carnáin [definite, nominative, plural], an charnáin [definite, genitive, singular], na gcarnán [definite, genitive, plural], leis an gcarnán [dative, definite, singular], don charnán [dative, definite, singular], leis na carnáin [dative, definite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], carnán [error-unrecognized-form], charnán [error-unrecognized-form], gcarnán [error-unrecognized-form], cardán [alternative]
  1. heap, pile Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-carnán-ga-noun-~wJUDqAI Categories (other): Irish terms with collocations
  2. mound Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-carnán-ga-noun-TrrOq-7d Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header, Irish terms suffixed with -án, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of Irish terms suffixed with -án: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: brú carnáin (english: rat race), carnán caochán (english: molehill)

Alternative forms

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      "english": "rat race",
      "translation": "rat race",
      "word": "brú carnáin"
    },
    {
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      "english": "molehill",
      "translation": "molehill",
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    }
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "a charnána",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
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    },
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        "indefinite",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
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      "form": "na gcarnán",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "leis an gcarnán",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "don charnán",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "form": "gcarnán",
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        "16": "",
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        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
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          "english": "heap of rubbish, kitchen midden",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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        }
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈkɑːɾˠn̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Connacht"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkoɾˠn̪ˠɑːnˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Connacht"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkaːɾˠn̪ˠanˠ/",
      "tags": [
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  "word": "carnán"
}

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      "english": "rat race",
      "translation": "rat race",
      "word": "brú carnáin"
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      "english": "molehill",
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      "word": "carnán caochán"
    }
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      "form": "carnáin",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na carnáin",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na gcarnán",
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        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "leis an gcarnán",
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        "definite",
        "singular"
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      "form": "don charnán",
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    {
      "form": "leis na carnáin",
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        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "carnán",
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      "form": "gcarnán",
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      "form": "cardán",
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          "english": "heap of rubbish, kitchen midden",
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        "Connacht"
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      "ipa": "/ˈkoɾˠn̪ˠɑːnˠ/",
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      "ipa": "/ˈkaːɾˠn̪ˠanˠ/",
      "tags": [
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    }
  ],
  "word": "carnán"
}

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

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

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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'lenition'",
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