"lé" meaning in Irish

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Preposition

IPA: /lʲeː/ [Aran]
Head templates: {{head|ga|preposition|plus dative||triggers h-prothesis||||before the definite article|leis|||altform=1|cat2=prepositions governing the dative|head=}} lé (plus dative, triggers h-prothesis, before the definite article leis), {{ga-prep|d|h|altform=1|def=leis}} lé (plus dative, triggers h-prothesis, before the definite article leis)
  1. superseded spelling of le Tags: alt-of, archaic, triggers-h-prothesis, with-dative Alternative form of: le
    Sense id: en-lé-ga-prep-COBGv6iR Categories (other): Irish prepositions governing the dative
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Pronoun

Forms: léise [emphatic]
Head templates: {{head|ga|prepositional pronoun|emphatic|léise|altform=1|head=}} lé (emphatic léise), {{ga-prpr|léise|altform=1}} lé (emphatic léise)
  1. alternative spelling of léi: third-person singular feminine of le Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: léi (extra: third-person singular feminine of le)
    Sense id: en-lé-ga-pron-5jhhgXED
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

Forms: léighe [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|ga|verb form}} lé
  1. present subjunctive analytic of léigh Tags: analytic, form-of, present, subjunctive Form of: léigh
    Sense id: en-lé-ga-verb-SaHnimnJ Categories (other): Pages with 11 entries, Pages with entries, Irish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 11 entries: 2 2 7 8 2 2 8 5 19 4 38 0 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 1 4 5 1 1 5 3 23 3 51 0 1 Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 29 8 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "2 2 7 8 2 2 8 5 19 4 38 0 2",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "29 8 63",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "léigh"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "present subjunctive analytic of léigh"
      ],
      "id": "en-lé-ga-verb-SaHnimnJ",
      "links": [
        [
          "analytic",
          "analytic"
        ],
        [
          "léigh",
          "léigh#Irish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "analytic",
        "form-of",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lé"
}

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        "11": "",
        "12": "",
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        "3": "plus dative",
        "4": "",
        "5": "triggers h-prothesis",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "before the definite article",
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      },
      "expansion": "lé (plus dative, triggers h-prothesis, before the definite article leis)",
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    },
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      },
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    }
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      ],
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        [
          "le",
          "le#Irish"
        ]
      ],
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        "alt-of",
        "archaic",
        "triggers-h-prothesis",
        "with-dative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/lʲeː/",
      "tags": [
        "Aran"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    },
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      },
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    }
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        }
      ],
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      ],
      "id": "en-lé-ga-pron-5jhhgXED",
      "links": [
        [
          "léi",
          "léi#Irish"
        ],
        [
          "le",
          "le#Irish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lé"
}
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    "Irish non-lemma forms",
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    "Pages with 11 entries",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      ],
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      ],
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          "analytic",
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        ],
        [
          "léigh",
          "léigh#Irish"
        ]
      ],
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        "analytic",
        "form-of",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lé"
}

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    "Pages with entries"
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        "3": "plus dative",
        "4": "",
        "5": "triggers h-prothesis",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "before the definite article",
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      },
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    },
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        "1": "d",
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        "altform": "1",
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          "word": "le"
        }
      ],
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        "Irish superseded forms"
      ],
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        "superseded spelling of le"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "le",
          "le#Irish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "archaic",
        "triggers-h-prothesis",
        "with-dative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/lʲeː/",
      "tags": [
        "Aran"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lé"
}

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    {
      "form": "léise",
      "tags": [
        "emphatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "ga",
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        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "lé (emphatic léise)",
      "name": "head"
    },
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        "1": "léise",
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      },
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        }
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      ],
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          "léi",
          "léi#Irish"
        ],
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          "le",
          "le#Irish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lé"
}

Download raw JSONL data for lé meaning in Irish (2.5kB)

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: before the definite article leis",
  "path": [
    "lé"
  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "preposition",
  "title": "lé",
  "trace": ""
}

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