"cha" meaning in Irish

See cha in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Particle

IPA: /ha(ː)/
Etymology: From Middle Irish níco(n), noco(n), nocho(n), nocha(n), from Old Irish nícon, nacon, from ní con. Etymology templates: {{inh|ga|mga|nícon|níco(n)}} Middle Irish níco(n), {{inh|ga|sga|nícon}} Old Irish nícon Head templates: {{head|ga|particle|cat2=negative particles}} cha
  1. (Ulster) not Wikipedia link: Ulster Irish Tags: Ulster, triggers-eclipsis, triggers-lenition Synonyms: (used in Munster Irish, Connacht Irish, and some varieties of Ulster Irish) Related terms: chan (english: used before vowel sounds), char [before-past]
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      },
      "expansion": "Middle Irish níco(n)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Irish níco(n), noco(n), nocho(n), nocha(n), from Old Irish nícon, nacon, from ní con.",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "She will not marry him.",
          "text": "Cha phósann sí é.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I do not give, I will not give.",
          "text": "Cha dtugaim.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "not"
      ],
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        "(Ulster) not"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "used before vowel sounds",
          "word": "chan"
        },
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            "before-past"
          ],
          "word": "char"
        }
      ],
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          "word": "ní"
        }
      ],
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        "Ulster",
        "triggers-eclipsis",
        "triggers-lenition"
      ],
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        "Ulster Irish"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ha(ː)/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cha"
}
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Irish níco(n), noco(n), nocho(n), nocha(n), from Old Irish nícon, nacon, from ní con.",
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  "lang_code": "ga",
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      "english": "used before vowel sounds",
      "word": "chan"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "before-past"
      ],
      "word": "char"
    }
  ],
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        "Irish terms inherited from Middle Irish",
        "Irish terms inherited from Old Irish",
        "Irish terms with usage examples",
        "Pages with 27 entries",
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        "Ulster Irish"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "She will not marry him.",
          "text": "Cha phósann sí é.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I do not give, I will not give.",
          "text": "Cha dtugaim.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "not"
      ],
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          "not",
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        "(Ulster) not"
      ],
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        "triggers-lenition"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ha(ː)/"
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  ],
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      "word": "ní"
    }
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}

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