"dobhrán" meaning in Irish

See dobhrán in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈd̪ˠoːɾˠanˠ/ [Mayo, Ulster]
Etymology: From Middle Irish dobrán m (“otter, beaver”), from dobur (“water”). By surface analysis, dobhar (“water”) + -án. Etymology templates: {{inh|ga|mga|dobrán||otter, beaver|g=m}} Middle Irish dobrán m (“otter, beaver”), {{surf|ga|dobhar|-án|t1=water}} By surface analysis, dobhar (“water”) + -án Head templates: {{head|ga|noun|genitive singular|dobhráin|||||||nominative plural|dobhráin|||||cat2=|f1request=1|f4request=1|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|var=}} dobhrán m (genitive singular dobhráin, nominative plural dobhráin), {{ga-noun|m|dobhráin|dobhráin}} dobhrán m (genitive singular dobhráin, nominative plural dobhráin) Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}} Forms: dobhráin [genitive, singular], dobhráin [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], an dobhrán [definite, nominative, singular], na dobhráin [definite, nominative, plural], an dobhráin [definite, genitive, singular], na ndobhrán [definite, genitive, plural], leis an dobhrán [dative, definite, singular], don dobhrán [dative, definite, singular], leis na dobhráin [dative, definite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], dobhrán [error-unrecognized-form], dhobhrán [lenition], ndobhrán [eclipsis], dobhramán [alternative]
  1. otter (an aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal in the subfamily Lutrinae) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-dobhrán-ga-noun-pfRQRtk- Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header, Irish terms suffixed with -án, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Mustelids Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of Irish terms suffixed with -án: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11 Disambiguation of Mustelids: 96 4
  2. dull-witted, stupid, person Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-dobhrán-ga-noun-EUF~tlJJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cú dobhráin, dobharchú, madra uisce Derived forms: ball dobhráin (english: mole (on skin)), cú dobhráin, dobhrán Eoráiseach (english: European otter), dobhrán mara (english: sea otter)
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "mole (on skin)",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "European otter",
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      "word": "dobhrán Eoráiseach"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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        "4": "",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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        "2": "dobhar",
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        "t1": "water"
      },
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    }
  ],
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      "form": "dobhráin",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dobhráin",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "an dobhrán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "na ndobhrán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis an dobhrán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don dobhrán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis na dobhráin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "mutation",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "dobhrán",
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      "form": "dhobhrán",
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      "tags": [
        "lenition"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ndobhrán",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "eclipsis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dobhramán",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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        "10": "",
        "11": "nominative plural",
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        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "genitive singular",
        "4": "dobhráin",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "f1request": "1",
        "f4request": "1",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "var": ""
      },
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  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "_dis": "56 44",
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          "name": "Irish terms suffixed with -án",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "85 15",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "89 11",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "langcode": "ga",
          "name": "Mustelids",
          "orig": "ga:Mustelids",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "otter (an aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal in the subfamily Lutrinae)"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "otter",
          "otter#English:_Q200184"
        ],
        [
          "aquatic",
          "aquatic"
        ],
        [
          "marine",
          "marine"
        ],
        [
          "carnivorous",
          "carnivorous"
        ],
        [
          "mammal",
          "mammal"
        ],
        [
          "Lutrinae",
          "Lutrinae#Translingual"
        ]
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      ]
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      ],
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        [
          "stupid",
          "stupid"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd̪ˠoːɾˠanˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Mayo",
        "Ulster"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "cú dobhráin"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "dobharchú"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "madra uisce"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dobhrán"
}
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    "Irish first-declension nouns",
    "Irish lemmas",
    "Irish masculine nouns",
    "Irish nouns",
    "Irish terms derived from Middle Irish",
    "Irish terms inherited from Middle Irish",
    "Irish terms suffixed with -án",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ga:Mustelids",
    "ga:People"
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      "english": "mole (on skin)",
      "translation": "mole (on skin)",
      "word": "ball dobhráin"
    },
    {
      "word": "cú dobhráin"
    },
    {
      "english": "European otter",
      "translation": "European otter",
      "word": "dobhrán Eoráiseach"
    },
    {
      "english": "sea otter",
      "translation": "sea otter",
      "word": "dobhrán mara"
    }
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        "4": "",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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        "1": "ga",
        "2": "dobhar",
        "3": "-án",
        "t1": "water"
      },
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      "name": "surf"
    }
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "dobhráin",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dobhráin",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an dobhrán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na dobhráin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an dobhráin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na ndobhrán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis an dobhrán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don dobhrán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis na dobhráin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dobhrán",
      "source": "mutation",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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      "form": "dhobhrán",
      "source": "mutation",
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        "lenition"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ndobhrán",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "eclipsis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dobhramán",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
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        "15": "",
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        "8": "",
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  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
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        ],
        [
          "aquatic",
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          "marine",
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        ],
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          "carnivorous",
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        ],
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        ]
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
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        "Ulster"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "cú dobhráin"
    },
    {
      "word": "dobharchú"
    },
    {
      "word": "madra uisce"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dobhrán"
}

Download raw JSONL data for dobhrán meaning in Irish (3.7kB)

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