"meacan" meaning in Irish

See meacan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈmʲakənˠ/ [Connacht], /ˈmʲakən̪ˠ/ [Connacht], /ˈmʲakənˠ/ [Ulster], /ˈmʲakən̪ˠ/ [Ulster], /ˈmʲakanˠ/ [Ulster], /ˈmʲakan̪ˠ/ [Ulster] (note: as if spelled meacán)
Etymology: From Old Irish meccon. Etymology templates: {{inh|ga|sga|meccon}} Old Irish meccon Head templates: {{head|ga|noun|genitive singular|meacain|||||||nominative plural|meacain|||||cat2=|f1request=1|f4request=1|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=}} meacan m (genitive singular meacain, nominative plural meacain), {{ga-noun|m|meacain|meacain}} meacan m (genitive singular meacain, nominative plural meacain) Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}} Forms: meacain [genitive, singular], meacain [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], meacan [indefinite, nominative, singular], meacain [indefinite, nominative, plural], a mheacain [indefinite, singular, vocative], a mheacana [indefinite, plural, vocative], meacain [genitive, indefinite, singular], meacan [genitive, indefinite, plural], meacan [dative, indefinite, singular], meacain [dative, indefinite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], an meacan [definite, nominative, singular], na meacain [definite, nominative, plural], an mheacain [definite, genitive, singular], na meacan [definite, genitive, plural], leis an meacan [dative, definite, singular], don mheacan [dative, definite, singular], leis na meacain [dative, definite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], meacan [error-unrecognized-form], mheacan [error-unrecognized-form], - [error-unrecognized-form]
  1. root vegetable Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Root vegetables Derived forms: meacan bán (english: parsnip), meacan biatais (english: beetroot), meacan compair (english: comfrey), meacan dearg (english: carrot)
    Sense id: en-meacan-ga-noun-3g9geWtC Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "meccon"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish meccon",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish meccon.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "meacain",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meacain",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meacan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meacain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a mheacain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a mheacana",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meacain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meacan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meacan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meacain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an meacan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na meacain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an mheacain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na meacan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis an meacan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don mheacan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis na meacain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meacan",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mheacan",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "10": "",
        "11": "nominative plural",
        "12": "meacain",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "genitive singular",
        "4": "meacain",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "f1request": "1",
        "f4request": "1",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "meacan m (genitive singular meacain, nominative plural meacain)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "meacain",
        "3": "meacain"
      },
      "expansion": "meacan m (genitive singular meacain, nominative plural meacain)",
      "name": "ga-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "ga-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "ga",
          "name": "Root vegetables",
          "orig": "ga:Root vegetables",
          "parents": [
            "Vegetables",
            "Foods",
            "Plants",
            "Eating",
            "Food and drink",
            "Lifeforms",
            "Human behaviour",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Human",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "parsnip",
          "word": "meacan bán"
        },
        {
          "english": "beetroot",
          "word": "meacan biatais"
        },
        {
          "english": "comfrey",
          "word": "meacan compair"
        },
        {
          "english": "carrot",
          "word": "meacan dearg"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "root vegetable"
      ],
      "id": "en-meacan-ga-noun-3g9geWtC",
      "links": [
        [
          "root vegetable",
          "root vegetable"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmʲakənˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Connacht"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmʲakən̪ˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Connacht"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmʲakənˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Ulster"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmʲakən̪ˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Ulster"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmʲakanˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Ulster"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmʲakan̪ˠ/",
      "note": "as if spelled meacán",
      "tags": [
        "Ulster"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "meacan"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "parsnip",
      "word": "meacan bán"
    },
    {
      "english": "beetroot",
      "word": "meacan biatais"
    },
    {
      "english": "comfrey",
      "word": "meacan compair"
    },
    {
      "english": "carrot",
      "word": "meacan dearg"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "meccon"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish meccon",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish meccon.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "meacain",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meacain",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meacan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meacain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a mheacain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a mheacana",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meacain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meacan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meacan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meacain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an meacan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na meacain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an mheacain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na meacan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis an meacan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don mheacan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis na meacain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meacan",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mheacan",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "10": "",
        "11": "nominative plural",
        "12": "meacain",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "genitive singular",
        "4": "meacain",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "f1request": "1",
        "f4request": "1",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "meacan m (genitive singular meacain, nominative plural meacain)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "meacain",
        "3": "meacain"
      },
      "expansion": "meacan m (genitive singular meacain, nominative plural meacain)",
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "ga-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Irish first-declension nouns",
        "Irish lemmas",
        "Irish masculine nouns",
        "Irish nouns",
        "Irish terms derived from Old Irish",
        "Irish terms inherited from Old Irish",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "ga:Root vegetables"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "root vegetable"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "root vegetable",
          "root vegetable"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmʲakənˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Connacht"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmʲakən̪ˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Connacht"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmʲakənˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Ulster"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmʲakən̪ˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Ulster"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmʲakanˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Ulster"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmʲakan̪ˠ/",
      "note": "as if spelled meacán",
      "tags": [
        "Ulster"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "meacan"
}

Download raw JSONL data for meacan meaning in Irish (3.8kB)

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  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: meacan/Irish 'radical' base_tags=set()",
  "path": [
    "meacan"
  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "meacan",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'lenition'",
  "path": [
    "meacan"
  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "meacan",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'eclipsis'",
  "path": [
    "meacan"
  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "meacan",
  "trace": ""
}

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