"faoina" meaning in Irish

See faoina in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Contraction

IPA: /ˈfˠiːnˠə/ Forms: faoi n-a [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|ga|contraction}} faoina
  1. contraction of faoi (“under, about”) + a (“his, her, their”) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction Alternative form of: faoi (extra: (“under, about”) + a (“his, her, their”))
    Sense id: en-faoina-ga-contraction-5EFYcCwe Related terms: den, de nadesna*, de modem*, de doded*, det*, dá, dár, dar, darb, darbh, don, do nadosna*, do modom*, do dodod*, dot*, faoin, faoi na, faoi mo, faoi do, faoinár, faoinar, faoinarb, faoinarbh, sa, san, sna, i moim*, i doid*, it*, ina, inár, inar, inarb, inarbh, leis an, leis na, le molem*, le doled*, let*, lena, lenár, lenar, lenarb, lenarbh, ón, ó naósna*, ó moóm*, ó doód*, ót*, óna, ónár, ónar, ónarb, ónarbh, tríd an, trí na, trí mo, trí do, trína, trínár, trínar, trínarb, trínarbh

Particle

IPA: /ˈfˠiːnˠə/ Forms: faoi n-a [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|ga|particle|triggers eclipsis||in regular past tenses|faoinar}} faoina (triggers eclipsis, in regular past tenses faoinar)
  1. under which, under whom; about which, about whom (indirect relative; not used in the past tense except with some irregular verbs) Tags: triggers-eclipsis
    Sense id: en-faoina-ga-particle-K5EYpW0F Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header, Irish particles, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of Irish particles: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 79

Alternative forms

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      "form": "faoi n-a",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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        "4": "",
        "5": "in regular past tenses",
        "6": "faoinar"
      },
      "expansion": "faoina (triggers eclipsis, in regular past tenses faoinar)",
      "name": "head"
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  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "particle",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "19 81",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 84",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Irish particles",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 90",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "21 79",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
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            [
              9,
              15
            ]
          ],
          "english": "the tree under which he is sitting",
          "text": "an crann faoina bhfuil sé ina shuí",
          "translation": "the tree under which he is sitting",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              7,
              13
            ]
          ],
          "english": "the cow about which he told a story",
          "text": "an bhó faoina dúirt sé scéal",
          "translation": "the cow about which he told a story",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "under which, under whom; about which, about whom (indirect relative; not used in the past tense except with some irregular verbs)"
      ],
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          "under",
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        ],
        [
          "which",
          "which"
        ],
        [
          "whom",
          "whom"
        ],
        [
          "about",
          "about"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfˠiːnˠə/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "faoina"
}

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      "form": "faoi n-a",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "contraction",
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        }
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              0,
              6
            ]
          ],
          "english": "under his eyes",
          "text": "faoina shúile",
          "translation": "under his eyes",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              6
            ]
          ],
          "english": "under her arm",
          "text": "faoina hascaill",
          "translation": "under her arm",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              6
            ]
          ],
          "english": "under their feet",
          "text": "faoina gcosa",
          "translation": "under their feet",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "contraction of faoi (“under, about”) + a (“his, her, their”)"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "faoi",
          "faoi#Irish"
        ],
        [
          "a",
          "a/languages A to L#Irish"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "den"
        },
        {
          "word": "de nadesna*"
        },
        {
          "word": "de modem*"
        },
        {
          "word": "de doded*"
        },
        {
          "word": "det*"
        },
        {
          "word": "dá"
        },
        {
          "word": "dár"
        },
        {
          "word": "dar"
        },
        {
          "word": "darb"
        },
        {
          "word": "darbh"
        },
        {
          "word": "don"
        },
        {
          "word": "do nadosna*"
        },
        {
          "word": "do modom*"
        },
        {
          "word": "do dodod*"
        },
        {
          "word": "dot*"
        },
        {
          "word": "faoin"
        },
        {
          "word": "faoi na"
        },
        {
          "word": "faoi mo"
        },
        {
          "word": "faoi do"
        },
        {
          "word": "faoinár"
        },
        {
          "word": "faoinar"
        },
        {
          "word": "faoinarb"
        },
        {
          "word": "faoinarbh"
        },
        {
          "word": "sa"
        },
        {
          "word": "san"
        },
        {
          "word": "sna"
        },
        {
          "word": "i moim*"
        },
        {
          "word": "i doid*"
        },
        {
          "word": "it*"
        },
        {
          "word": "ina"
        },
        {
          "word": "inár"
        },
        {
          "word": "inar"
        },
        {
          "word": "inarb"
        },
        {
          "word": "inarbh"
        },
        {
          "word": "leis an"
        },
        {
          "word": "leis na"
        },
        {
          "word": "le molem*"
        },
        {
          "word": "le doled*"
        },
        {
          "word": "let*"
        },
        {
          "word": "lena"
        },
        {
          "word": "lenár"
        },
        {
          "word": "lenar"
        },
        {
          "word": "lenarb"
        },
        {
          "word": "lenarbh"
        },
        {
          "word": "ón"
        },
        {
          "word": "ó naósna*"
        },
        {
          "word": "ó moóm*"
        },
        {
          "word": "ó doód*"
        },
        {
          "word": "ót*"
        },
        {
          "word": "óna"
        },
        {
          "word": "ónár"
        },
        {
          "word": "ónar"
        },
        {
          "word": "ónarb"
        },
        {
          "word": "ónarbh"
        },
        {
          "word": "tríd an"
        },
        {
          "word": "trí na"
        },
        {
          "word": "trí mo"
        },
        {
          "word": "trí do"
        },
        {
          "word": "trína"
        },
        {
          "word": "trínár"
        },
        {
          "word": "trínar"
        },
        {
          "word": "trínarb"
        },
        {
          "word": "trínarbh"
        }
      ],
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        "alt-of",
        "contraction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfˠiːnˠə/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "faoina"
}
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    "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Irish lemmas",
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      "form": "faoi n-a",
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          ],
          "english": "the tree under which he is sitting",
          "text": "an crann faoina bhfuil sé ina shuí",
          "translation": "the tree under which he is sitting",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              7,
              13
            ]
          ],
          "english": "the cow about which he told a story",
          "text": "an bhó faoina dúirt sé scéal",
          "translation": "the cow about which he told a story",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "under which, under whom; about which, about whom (indirect relative; not used in the past tense except with some irregular verbs)"
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "which",
          "which"
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        [
          "whom",
          "whom"
        ],
        [
          "about",
          "about"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfˠiːnˠə/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "faoina"
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      "word": "den"
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    {
      "word": "de nadesna*"
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    {
      "word": "de modem*"
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    {
      "word": "de doded*"
    },
    {
      "word": "det*"
    },
    {
      "word": "dá"
    },
    {
      "word": "dár"
    },
    {
      "word": "dar"
    },
    {
      "word": "darb"
    },
    {
      "word": "darbh"
    },
    {
      "word": "don"
    },
    {
      "word": "do nadosna*"
    },
    {
      "word": "do modom*"
    },
    {
      "word": "do dodod*"
    },
    {
      "word": "dot*"
    },
    {
      "word": "faoin"
    },
    {
      "word": "faoi na"
    },
    {
      "word": "faoi mo"
    },
    {
      "word": "faoi do"
    },
    {
      "word": "faoinár"
    },
    {
      "word": "faoinar"
    },
    {
      "word": "faoinarb"
    },
    {
      "word": "faoinarbh"
    },
    {
      "word": "sa"
    },
    {
      "word": "san"
    },
    {
      "word": "sna"
    },
    {
      "word": "i moim*"
    },
    {
      "word": "i doid*"
    },
    {
      "word": "it*"
    },
    {
      "word": "ina"
    },
    {
      "word": "inár"
    },
    {
      "word": "inar"
    },
    {
      "word": "inarb"
    },
    {
      "word": "inarbh"
    },
    {
      "word": "leis an"
    },
    {
      "word": "leis na"
    },
    {
      "word": "le molem*"
    },
    {
      "word": "le doled*"
    },
    {
      "word": "let*"
    },
    {
      "word": "lena"
    },
    {
      "word": "lenár"
    },
    {
      "word": "lenar"
    },
    {
      "word": "lenarb"
    },
    {
      "word": "lenarbh"
    },
    {
      "word": "ón"
    },
    {
      "word": "ó naósna*"
    },
    {
      "word": "ó moóm*"
    },
    {
      "word": "ó doód*"
    },
    {
      "word": "ót*"
    },
    {
      "word": "óna"
    },
    {
      "word": "ónár"
    },
    {
      "word": "ónar"
    },
    {
      "word": "ónarb"
    },
    {
      "word": "ónarbh"
    },
    {
      "word": "tríd an"
    },
    {
      "word": "trí na"
    },
    {
      "word": "trí mo"
    },
    {
      "word": "trí do"
    },
    {
      "word": "trína"
    },
    {
      "word": "trínár"
    },
    {
      "word": "trínar"
    },
    {
      "word": "trínarb"
    },
    {
      "word": "trínarbh"
    }
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          "word": "faoi"
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          "english": "under his eyes",
          "text": "faoina shúile",
          "translation": "under his eyes",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              6
            ]
          ],
          "english": "under her arm",
          "text": "faoina hascaill",
          "translation": "under her arm",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
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              0,
              6
            ]
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          "english": "under their feet",
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      "ipa": "/ˈfˠiːnˠə/"
    }
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  "word": "faoina"
}

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