"foraosta" meaning in Irish

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Adjective

Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], foraosta [error-unrecognized-form], fhoraosta [lenition], bhforaosta [eclipsis]
Etymology: From for- (“over, superior, super-; outer, external; great, extreme”) + aosta (“aged, old”). Etymology templates: {{root|ga|ine-pro|*h₂ey-|id=life}}, {{affix|ga|for-|aosta|t1=over, superior, super-; outer, external; great, extreme|t2=aged, old}} for- (“over, superior, super-; outer, external; great, extreme”) + aosta (“aged, old”) Head templates: {{head|ga|adjective||{{{gsm}}}||{{{gsf}}}||{{{gsf2}}}||{{{pl}}}||{{{pl2}}}|||||head=|var=}} foraosta, {{ga-adj}} foraosta Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}}
  1. very old Synonyms: cianaosta (english: long-lived, very old; pristine, primeval) [adjective]
    Sense id: en-foraosta-ga-adj-JtK-08wW Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header, Irish terms prefixed with for-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Age Related terms: anaosta (english: youthful) [adjective], breacaosta (english: fairly old) [adjective], bunaosta (english: fairly old; middle-aged) [adjective], cnagaosta (english: advanced in years, elderly) [adjective], comhaosta (english: of the same age; contemporary, coeval) [adjective], críonaosta (english: old and withered) [adjective], lánaosta (english: of full age; rather old) [adjective], meánaosta (english: middle-aged) [adjective], scothaosta (english: fairly old, elderly) [adjective], tonnaosta (english: getting on in years) [adjective], tromaosta (english: of advanced age) [adjective]
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        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₂ey-",
        "id": "life"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "for-",
        "3": "aosta",
        "t1": "over, superior, super-; outer, external; great, extreme",
        "t2": "aged, old"
      },
      "expansion": "for- (“over, superior, super-; outer, external; great, extreme”) + aosta (“aged, old”)",
      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From for- (“over, superior, super-; outer, external; great, extreme”) + aosta (“aged, old”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "foraosta",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fhoraosta",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "lenition"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bhforaosta",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "eclipsis"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "10": "{{{pl}}}",
        "11": "",
        "12": "{{{pl2}}}",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "",
        "4": "{{{gsm}}}",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{gsf}}}",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{gsf2}}}",
        "9": "",
        "head": "",
        "var": ""
      },
      "expansion": "foraosta",
      "name": "head"
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "foraosta",
      "name": "ga-adj"
    }
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      "args": {},
      "name": "ga-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Irish terms prefixed with for-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ga",
          "name": "Age",
          "orig": "ga:Age",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "very old"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "old",
          "old"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "english": "youthful",
          "tags": [
            "adjective"
          ],
          "translation": "youthful",
          "word": "anaosta"
        },
        {
          "english": "fairly old",
          "tags": [
            "adjective"
          ],
          "translation": "fairly old",
          "word": "breacaosta"
        },
        {
          "english": "fairly old; middle-aged",
          "tags": [
            "adjective"
          ],
          "translation": "fairly old; middle-aged",
          "word": "bunaosta"
        },
        {
          "english": "advanced in years, elderly",
          "tags": [
            "adjective"
          ],
          "translation": "advanced in years, elderly",
          "word": "cnagaosta"
        },
        {
          "english": "of the same age; contemporary, coeval",
          "tags": [
            "adjective"
          ],
          "translation": "of the same age; contemporary, coeval",
          "word": "comhaosta"
        },
        {
          "english": "old and withered",
          "tags": [
            "adjective"
          ],
          "translation": "old and withered",
          "word": "críonaosta"
        },
        {
          "english": "of full age; rather old",
          "tags": [
            "adjective"
          ],
          "translation": "of full age; rather old",
          "word": "lánaosta"
        },
        {
          "english": "middle-aged",
          "tags": [
            "adjective"
          ],
          "translation": "middle-aged",
          "word": "meánaosta"
        },
        {
          "english": "fairly old, elderly",
          "tags": [
            "adjective"
          ],
          "translation": "fairly old, elderly",
          "word": "scothaosta"
        },
        {
          "english": "getting on in years",
          "tags": [
            "adjective"
          ],
          "translation": "getting on in years",
          "word": "tonnaosta"
        },
        {
          "english": "of advanced age",
          "tags": [
            "adjective"
          ],
          "translation": "of advanced age",
          "word": "tromaosta"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "english": "long-lived, very old; pristine, primeval",
          "tags": [
            "adjective"
          ],
          "translation": "long-lived, very old; pristine, primeval",
          "word": "cianaosta"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "foraosta"
}
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        "id": "life"
      },
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      "name": "root"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "for-",
        "3": "aosta",
        "t1": "over, superior, super-; outer, external; great, extreme",
        "t2": "aged, old"
      },
      "expansion": "for- (“over, superior, super-; outer, external; great, extreme”) + aosta (“aged, old”)",
      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From for- (“over, superior, super-; outer, external; great, extreme”) + aosta (“aged, old”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "foraosta",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fhoraosta",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "lenition"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bhforaosta",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "eclipsis"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "ga",
        "10": "{{{pl}}}",
        "11": "",
        "12": "{{{pl2}}}",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "{{{gsm}}}",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{gsf}}}",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{gsf2}}}",
        "9": "",
        "head": "",
        "var": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
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      "expansion": "foraosta",
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      "name": "ga-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "youthful",
      "tags": [
        "adjective"
      ],
      "translation": "youthful",
      "word": "anaosta"
    },
    {
      "english": "fairly old",
      "tags": [
        "adjective"
      ],
      "translation": "fairly old",
      "word": "breacaosta"
    },
    {
      "english": "fairly old; middle-aged",
      "tags": [
        "adjective"
      ],
      "translation": "fairly old; middle-aged",
      "word": "bunaosta"
    },
    {
      "english": "advanced in years, elderly",
      "tags": [
        "adjective"
      ],
      "translation": "advanced in years, elderly",
      "word": "cnagaosta"
    },
    {
      "english": "of the same age; contemporary, coeval",
      "tags": [
        "adjective"
      ],
      "translation": "of the same age; contemporary, coeval",
      "word": "comhaosta"
    },
    {
      "english": "old and withered",
      "tags": [
        "adjective"
      ],
      "translation": "old and withered",
      "word": "críonaosta"
    },
    {
      "english": "of full age; rather old",
      "tags": [
        "adjective"
      ],
      "translation": "of full age; rather old",
      "word": "lánaosta"
    },
    {
      "english": "middle-aged",
      "tags": [
        "adjective"
      ],
      "translation": "middle-aged",
      "word": "meánaosta"
    },
    {
      "english": "fairly old, elderly",
      "tags": [
        "adjective"
      ],
      "translation": "fairly old, elderly",
      "word": "scothaosta"
    },
    {
      "english": "getting on in years",
      "tags": [
        "adjective"
      ],
      "translation": "getting on in years",
      "word": "tonnaosta"
    },
    {
      "english": "of advanced age",
      "tags": [
        "adjective"
      ],
      "translation": "of advanced age",
      "word": "tromaosta"
    }
  ],
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        "Irish adjectives",
        "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Irish lemmas",
        "Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
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        "Irish terms prefixed with for-",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "ga:Age"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "very old"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "old",
          "old"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "english": "long-lived, very old; pristine, primeval",
      "tags": [
        "adjective"
      ],
      "translation": "long-lived, very old; pristine, primeval",
      "word": "cianaosta"
    }
  ],
  "word": "foraosta"
}

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