"dá" meaning in Irish

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Conjunction

IPA: /d̪ˠɑː/ [Connacht, Munster], /d̪ˠaː/ [Ulster] Forms: of a following consonant and takes the dependent form of irregular verbs [triggers-eclipsis]
Etymology: From Old Irish dïa (“if, when”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic nan (“if, whether”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ga|sga|dïa|t=if, when}} Old Irish dïa (“if, when”), {{cog|gd|nan|t=if, whether}} Scottish Gaelic nan (“if, whether”) Head templates: {{head|ga|conjunction}} dá
  1. if
    Sense id: en-dá-ga-conj-k19oMZ1P
  2. when (relative, with past tenses)
    Sense id: en-dá-ga-conj-7xqQ76GU Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 0 20 1 1 35 34 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dhá Related terms: (english: if; in factual conditionals), mura (english: unless; if...not)
Etymology number: 1

Contraction

IPA: /d̪ˠɑː/ [Connacht, Munster], /d̪ˠaː/ [Ulster]
Head templates: {{head|ga|contraction}} dá
  1. Contraction of do + a (various meanings) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction Alternative form of: do (extra: + a (various meanings))
    Sense id: en-dá-ga-contraction-amMIYJ4F
  2. Contraction of de + a (various meanings) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction Alternative form of: de (extra: + a (various meanings))
    Sense id: en-dá-ga-contraction-GI81fFNe
  3. used with an abstract noun (which undergoes lenition) to denote a degree, equivalent to English however (“to whatever extent or degree”) Tags: contraction
    Sense id: en-dá-ga-contraction-vz642K0x Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 0 20 1 1 35 34 9
  4. used with an abstract noun (which undergoes lenition) followed by is ea is or just is to form the equivalent of English the... the... Tags: contraction
    Sense id: en-dá-ga-contraction-pADxlpZr Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 0 20 1 1 35 34 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dhá
Etymology number: 2 Related terms: de (english: from), den, de nadesna*, de modem*, de doded*, det*, dár, dar, darb, darbh, do (english: to, for), don, do nadosna*, do modom*, do dodod*, dot*, faoi (english: under, about), faoin, faoi na, faoi mo, faoi do, faoina, faoinár, faoinar, faoinarb, faoinarbh, i (english: in), sa, san, sna, i moim*, i doid*, it*, ina, inár, inar, inarb, inarbh, le (english: with), leis an, leis na, le molem*, le doled*, let*, lena, lenár, lenar, lenarb, lenarbh, ó (english: from, since), ón, ó naósna*, ó moóm*, ó doód*, ót*, óna, ónár, ónar, ónarb, ónarbh, trí (english: through), tríd an, trí na, trí mo, trí do, trína, trínár, trínar, trínarb, trínarbh, *Dialectal

Numeral

IPA: /d̪ˠɑː/ [Connacht, Munster], /d̪ˠaː/ [Ulster]
Head templates: {{head|ga|numeral}} dá
  1. Alternative form of dhá (“two”) (used after an, aon, and chéad (“first”)). Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: dhá (extra: (“two”) (used after an, aon, and chéad (“first”)))
    Sense id: en-dá-ga-num-e-eSRIxJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Alternative forms

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          "english": "If you had gone to the market, you could have sold a calf.",
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          "text": "‘to his, to its’ (triggers lenition)"
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          "text": "‘to her, to its’ (triggers h-prothesis)"
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          "text": "‘to their’ (triggers eclipsis)"
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          "english": "however long the road (literally, “from its length the road”)",
          "text": "dá fhad an bhóthar",
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          "english": "the sooner the better (literally, “from its earliness the better”)",
          "text": "dá luaithe (is ea) is fearr",
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          "text": "Dá gcuirfeann sé fearthainne anois, d’osclófainn mo scáth fearthainne.",
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          "english": "If you had gone to the market, you could have sold a calf.",
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  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "contraction",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "from",
      "word": "de"
    },
    {
      "word": "den"
    },
    {
      "word": "de nadesna*"
    },
    {
      "word": "de modem*"
    },
    {
      "word": "de doded*"
    },
    {
      "word": "det*"
    },
    {
      "word": "dár"
    },
    {
      "word": "dar"
    },
    {
      "word": "darb"
    },
    {
      "word": "darbh"
    },
    {
      "english": "to, for",
      "word": "do"
    },
    {
      "word": "don"
    },
    {
      "word": "do nadosna*"
    },
    {
      "word": "do modom*"
    },
    {
      "word": "do dodod*"
    },
    {
      "word": "dot*"
    },
    {
      "english": "under, about",
      "word": "faoi"
    },
    {
      "word": "faoin"
    },
    {
      "word": "faoi na"
    },
    {
      "word": "faoi mo"
    },
    {
      "word": "faoi do"
    },
    {
      "word": "faoina"
    },
    {
      "word": "faoinár"
    },
    {
      "word": "faoinar"
    },
    {
      "word": "faoinarb"
    },
    {
      "word": "faoinarbh"
    },
    {
      "english": "in",
      "word": "i"
    },
    {
      "word": "sa"
    },
    {
      "word": "san"
    },
    {
      "word": "sna"
    },
    {
      "word": "i moim*"
    },
    {
      "word": "i doid*"
    },
    {
      "word": "it*"
    },
    {
      "word": "ina"
    },
    {
      "word": "inár"
    },
    {
      "word": "inar"
    },
    {
      "word": "inarb"
    },
    {
      "word": "inarbh"
    },
    {
      "english": "with",
      "word": "le"
    },
    {
      "word": "leis an"
    },
    {
      "word": "leis na"
    },
    {
      "word": "le molem*"
    },
    {
      "word": "le doled*"
    },
    {
      "word": "let*"
    },
    {
      "word": "lena"
    },
    {
      "word": "lenár"
    },
    {
      "word": "lenar"
    },
    {
      "word": "lenarb"
    },
    {
      "word": "lenarbh"
    },
    {
      "english": "from, since",
      "word": "ó"
    },
    {
      "word": "ón"
    },
    {
      "word": "ó naósna*"
    },
    {
      "word": "ó moóm*"
    },
    {
      "word": "ó doód*"
    },
    {
      "word": "ót*"
    },
    {
      "word": "óna"
    },
    {
      "word": "ónár"
    },
    {
      "word": "ónar"
    },
    {
      "word": "ónarb"
    },
    {
      "word": "ónarbh"
    },
    {
      "english": "through",
      "word": "trí"
    },
    {
      "word": "tríd an"
    },
    {
      "word": "trí na"
    },
    {
      "word": "trí mo"
    },
    {
      "word": "trí do"
    },
    {
      "word": "trína"
    },
    {
      "word": "trínár"
    },
    {
      "word": "trínar"
    },
    {
      "word": "trínarb"
    },
    {
      "word": "trínarbh"
    },
    {
      "word": "*Dialectal"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "+ a (various meanings)",
          "word": "do"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Irish contractions"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "‘to his, to its’ (triggers lenition)"
        },
        {
          "text": "‘to her, to its’ (triggers h-prothesis)"
        },
        {
          "text": "‘to their’ (triggers eclipsis)"
        },
        {
          "text": "‘to which’ (triggers eclipsis, takes the dependent form of irregular verbs)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Contraction of do + a (various meanings)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "do",
          "do#Irish"
        ],
        [
          "a",
          "a#Irish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "contraction"
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "+ a (various meanings)",
          "word": "de"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Irish contractions"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "‘from his, from its’ (triggers lenition)"
        },
        {
          "text": "‘from her, from its’ (triggers h-prothesis)"
        },
        {
          "text": "‘from their’ (triggers eclipsis)"
        },
        {
          "text": "‘from which’ (triggers eclipsis, takes the dependent form of irregular verbs)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Contraction of de + a (various meanings)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "de",
          "de#Irish"
        ],
        [
          "a",
          "a#Irish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "contraction"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Irish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "however long the road (literally, “from its length the road”)",
          "text": "dá fhad an bhóthar",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "used with an abstract noun (which undergoes lenition) to denote a degree, equivalent to English however (“to whatever extent or degree”)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "however",
          "however#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "contraction"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Irish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "the sooner the better (literally, “from its earliness the better”)",
          "text": "dá luaithe (is ea) is fearr",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "used with an abstract noun (which undergoes lenition) followed by is ea is or just is to form the equivalent of English the... the..."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "is",
          "is#Irish"
        ],
        [
          "ea",
          "ea#Irish"
        ],
        [
          "the",
          "the#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "contraction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/d̪ˠɑː/",
      "tags": [
        "Connacht",
        "Munster"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/d̪ˠaː/",
      "tags": [
        "Ulster"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "dhá"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dá"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Irish lemmas",
    "Irish numerals",
    "Irish terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 3,
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "numeral"
      },
      "expansion": "dá",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "num",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "(“two”) (used after an, aon, and chéad (“first”))",
          "word": "dhá"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Irish terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "ńīr l̄auŕ šē lm̥ əŕ fȧ n dā l̄ā. [Níor labhair sé liom ar feadh an dá lá.]",
          "text": "He didn’t talk to me for two days.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of dhá (“two”) (used after an, aon, and chéad (“first”))."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dhá",
          "dhá#Irish"
        ],
        [
          "an",
          "an#Irish"
        ],
        [
          "aon",
          "aon#Irish"
        ],
        [
          "chéad",
          "chéad#Irish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/d̪ˠɑː/",
      "tags": [
        "Connacht",
        "Munster"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/d̪ˠaː/",
      "tags": [
        "Ulster"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "dá"
}

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