"faoileann" meaning in Irish

See faoileann in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Middle Irish faílenn, from Old Irish foílenn (“seagull”), from Proto-Celtic *wailannā (“seagull”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ga|mga|faílenn}} Middle Irish faílenn, {{der|ga|sga|foílenn|t=seagull}} Old Irish foílenn (“seagull”), {{der|ga|cel-pro|*wailannā|t=seagull}} Proto-Celtic *wailannā (“seagull”) Head templates: {{head|ga|noun|genitive singular|faoilinne|||||||nominative plural|faoileanna|||||cat2=|f1request=1|f4request=1|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=|var=}} faoileann f (genitive singular faoilinne, nominative plural faoileanna), {{ga-noun|f|faoilinne|~a}} faoileann f (genitive singular faoilinne, nominative plural faoileanna) Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}} Forms: faoilinne [genitive, singular], faoileanna [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], an fhaoileann [definite, nominative, singular], na faoileanna [definite, nominative, plural], na faoilinne [definite, genitive, singular], na bhfaoileann [definite, genitive, plural], leis an bhfaoileann [dative, definite, singular], don fhaoileann [dative, definite, singular], leis na faoileanna [dative, definite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], faoileann [error-unrecognized-form], fhaoileann [lenition], bhfaoileann [eclipsis], aoileann [alternative]
  1. fair maiden Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-faoileann-ga-noun-G9h6T1Tf
  2. alternative form of faoileán (“seagull”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, feminine Alternative form of: faoileán (extra: seagull)
    Sense id: en-faoileann-ga-noun-r4njbQpO Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: faoileann mná (english: beautiful woman) [feminine], portán faoilinne (english: spider crab)
Categories (other): Female, People Disambiguation of Female: 0 0 Disambiguation of People: 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "translation": "spider crab",
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      "faílenn#Middle_Irish"
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      "foílenn#Old_Irish"
    ],
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      "*wailannā",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
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    },
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      "form": "an fhaoileann",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na faoilinne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na bhfaoileann",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis an bhfaoileann",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don fhaoileann",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis na faoileanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "table-tags"
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "faoileann",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fhaoileann",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "lenition"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bhfaoileann",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "eclipsis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aoileann",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "10": "",
        "11": "nominative plural",
        "12": "faoileanna",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "genitive singular",
        "4": "faoilinne",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "f1request": "1",
        "f4request": "1",
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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "var": ""
      },
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "fair maiden"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "fair",
          "fair"
        ],
        [
          "maiden",
          "maiden"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
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          "word": "faoileán"
        }
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          "faoileán",
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        "feminine"
      ]
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  ],
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}
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    "Irish lemmas",
    "Irish nouns",
    "Irish second-declension nouns",
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    "Irish terms derived from Old Irish",
    "Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Irish terms inherited from Middle Irish",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
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    "ga:People"
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      "english": "beautiful woman",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "translation": "beautiful woman",
      "word": "faoileann mná"
    },
    {
      "english": "spider crab",
      "translation": "spider crab",
      "word": "portán faoilinne"
    }
  ],
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    [
      "faílenn",
      "faílenn#Middle_Irish"
    ],
    [
      "foílenn",
      "foílenn#Old_Irish"
    ],
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      "*wailannā",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/wailannā"
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        "1": "ga",
        "2": "sga",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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        "1": "ga",
        "2": "cel-pro",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Irish faílenn, from Old Irish foílenn (“seagull”), from Proto-Celtic *wailannā (“seagull”).",
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      "form": "faoilinne",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "faoileanna",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an fhaoileann",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na faoileanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na faoilinne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na bhfaoileann",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis an bhfaoileann",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don fhaoileann",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis na faoileanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "faoileann",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fhaoileann",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "lenition"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bhfaoileann",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "eclipsis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aoileann",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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    },
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      },
      "expansion": "faoileann f (genitive singular faoilinne, nominative plural faoileanna)",
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    }
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  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
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        "fair maiden"
      ],
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          "fair"
        ],
        [
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        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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          "word": "faoileán"
        }
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        "alternative form of faoileán (“seagull”)"
      ],
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        ]
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        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "faoileann"
}

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