"corcair" meaning in Irish

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Noun

Etymology: From Middle Irish corcair, from Old Irish corcur; akin to Latin purpura (compare Welsh porffor), from Ancient Greek πορφύρα (porphúra). Etymology templates: {{inh|ga|mga|corcair}} Middle Irish corcair, {{inh|ga|sga|corcur}} Old Irish corcur, {{der|ga|la|purpura}} Latin purpura, {{cog|cy|porffor}} Welsh porffor, {{der|ga|grc|πορφύρα|}} Ancient Greek πορφύρα (porphúra) Head templates: {{head|ga|noun|genitive singular|corcra||||||||-|||||altform=|cat2=|f1request=1|f4request=1|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=}} corcair f (genitive singular corcra), {{ga-noun|f|corcra|-}} corcair f (genitive singular corcra) Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}} Forms: corcra [genitive, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], corcair [indefinite, nominative, singular], a chorcair [indefinite, singular, vocative], corcra [genitive, indefinite, singular], corcair [dative, indefinite, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], an chorcair [definite, nominative, singular], na corcra [definite, genitive, singular], leis an gcorcair [dative, definite, singular], don chorcair [dative, definite, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], corcair [error-unrecognized-form], chorcair [error-unrecognized-form], gcorcair [error-unrecognized-form]
  1. (lichen producing) kind of purple dye Tags: feminine Derived forms: corcra (english: purple) [adjective], corcairghorm
    Sense id: en-corcair-ga-noun-~X0j76Pf Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Lichens

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "mga",
        "3": "corcair"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Irish corcair",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "corcur"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish corcur",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "purpura"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin purpura",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "porffor"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh porffor",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "πορφύρα",
        "4": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek πορφύρα (porphúra)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Irish corcair, from Old Irish corcur; akin to Latin purpura (compare Welsh porffor), from Ancient Greek πορφύρα (porphúra).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "corcra",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "corcair",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a chorcair",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "corcra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "corcair",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an chorcair",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na corcra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis an gcorcair",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don chorcair",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "corcair",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chorcair",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gcorcair",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "10": "",
        "11": "",
        "12": "-",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "genitive singular",
        "4": "corcra",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "altform": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "f1request": "1",
        "f4request": "1",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "corcair f (genitive singular corcra)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "corcra",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "corcair f (genitive singular corcra)",
      "name": "ga-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "ga-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ga",
          "name": "Lichens",
          "orig": "ga:Lichens",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "purple",
          "tags": [
            "adjective"
          ],
          "translation": "purple",
          "word": "corcra"
        },
        {
          "word": "corcairghorm"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "kind of purple dye"
      ],
      "id": "en-corcair-ga-noun-~X0j76Pf",
      "links": [
        [
          "lichen",
          "lichen"
        ],
        [
          "purple",
          "purple"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "lichen producing",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(lichen producing) kind of purple dye"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "corcair"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "purple",
      "tags": [
        "adjective"
      ],
      "translation": "purple",
      "word": "corcra"
    },
    {
      "word": "corcairghorm"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "mga",
        "3": "corcair"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Irish corcair",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "corcur"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish corcur",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "purpura"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin purpura",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "porffor"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh porffor",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "πορφύρα",
        "4": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek πορφύρα (porphúra)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Irish corcair, from Old Irish corcur; akin to Latin purpura (compare Welsh porffor), from Ancient Greek πορφύρα (porphúra).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "corcra",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "corcair",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a chorcair",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "corcra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "corcair",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an chorcair",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na corcra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis an gcorcair",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don chorcair",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "corcair",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chorcair",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gcorcair",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "10": "",
        "11": "",
        "12": "-",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "genitive singular",
        "4": "corcra",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "altform": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "f1request": "1",
        "f4request": "1",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "corcair f (genitive singular corcra)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "corcra",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "corcair f (genitive singular corcra)",
      "name": "ga-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "ga-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Irish feminine nouns",
        "Irish lemmas",
        "Irish nouns",
        "Irish terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "Irish terms derived from Latin",
        "Irish terms derived from Middle Irish",
        "Irish terms derived from Old Irish",
        "Irish terms inherited from Middle Irish",
        "Irish terms inherited from Old Irish",
        "Irish third-declension nouns",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "ga:Lichens"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "kind of purple dye"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lichen",
          "lichen"
        ],
        [
          "purple",
          "purple"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "lichen producing",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(lichen producing) kind of purple dye"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "corcair"
}

Download raw JSONL data for corcair meaning in Irish (3.4kB)

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

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

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

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