"ná" meaning in Irish

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Conjunction

IPA: /n̪ˠɑː/ [Connacht, Munster], /n̪ˠa(ː)/ [Ulster]
Etymology: From Old Irish ná (“don't”, prohibitive particle). Etymology templates: {{etymid|ga|don't}}, {{inh|ga|sga|ná|id=don't|pos=prohibitive particle|t=don't}} Old Irish ná (“don't”, prohibitive particle) Head templates: {{head|ga|conjunction|triggers h-prothesis||used with the dependent form of an irregular verb if there is one}} ná (triggers h-prothesis, used with the dependent form of an irregular verb if there is one)
  1. (Munster) Alternative form of nach (“that...not”) Tags: Munster, alt-of, alternative, triggers-h-prothesis Alternative form of: nach (extra: that...not)
    Sense id: en-ná-ga-conj-oKzhuTau Categories (other): Munster Irish
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Conjunction

IPA: /n̪ˠɑː/ [Connacht, Munster], /n̪ˠa(ː)/ [Ulster]
Etymology: From Old Irish ná (“nor”) Etymology templates: {{etymid|ga|nor}}, {{inh|ga|sga|ná|id=nor|t=nor}} Old Irish ná (“nor”) Head templates: {{head|ga|conjunction}} ná
  1. nor
    Sense id: en-ná-ga-conj--xQGe~3Q
  2. used between two identical or similar words to intensify a negative
    Sense id: en-ná-ga-conj-BgsTKSqo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Conjunction

IPA: /n̪ˠɑː/ [Connacht, Munster], /n̪ˠa(ː)/ [Ulster]
Etymology: From Old Irish indás (“than (it) is”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|ga|than}}, {{inh|ga|sga|indás|t=than (it) is}} Old Irish indás (“than (it) is”) Head templates: {{head|ga|conjunction|triggers h-prothesis}} ná (triggers h-prothesis)
  1. than Tags: triggers-h-prothesis
    Sense id: en-ná-ga-conj-c4NxHBsF
  2. but (used rhetorically in direct and indirect questions) Tags: triggers-h-prothesis
    Sense id: en-ná-ga-conj-mgNPsuGC
  3. used to connect a predicate noun to its subject in a cleft sentence introduced by a copular form Tags: triggers-h-prothesis
    Sense id: en-ná-ga-conj-RXIzXwFg Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 9 19 3 0 14 24 7 15 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ioná [archaic], 'ná (english: superseded) Derived forms: ná go, ná gur (english: but that)
Etymology number: 3

Particle

IPA: /n̪ˠɑː/ [Connacht, Munster], /n̪ˠa(ː)/ [Ulster]
Etymology: From Old Irish ná (“don't”, prohibitive particle). Etymology templates: {{etymid|ga|don't}}, {{inh|ga|sga|ná|id=don't|pos=prohibitive particle|t=don't}} Old Irish ná (“don't”, prohibitive particle) Head templates: {{head|ga|particle|cat2=negative particles|cat3=interrogative particles}} ná
  1. don’t (particle used to introduce a negative imperative; triggers h-prothesis of a following vowel)
    Sense id: en-ná-ga-particle-w93anOdO
  2. may...not (particle used with raibh, the present subjunctive of bí, to introduce a negative wish)
    Sense id: en-ná-ga-particle-dl4QISsF Categories (other): Irish interrogative particles, Irish negative particles, Irish particles Disambiguation of Irish interrogative particles: 18 26 35 22 Disambiguation of Irish negative particles: 14 26 46 14 Disambiguation of Irish particles: 17 27 38 17
  3. (Munster) Alternative form of nach (“not”) (in questions; triggers h-prothesis; used with the dependent form of an irregular verb if there is one) Tags: Munster, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: nach (extra: (“not”) (in questions; triggers h-prothesis; used with the dependent form of an irregular verb if there is one))
    Sense id: en-ná-ga-particle-MEQ5QeCY Categories (other): Munster Irish
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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          "text": "Ná habair é.",
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          "english": "Are you not hungry?",
          "text": "Ná fuil ocras ort?",
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          "english": "I saw her, didn’t I?",
          "text": "Chonac í, ná facas?",
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          "english": "Who was sitting there but my own father?",
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          "english": "Once upon a time there was a man and the name that he had was Séadna.",
          "ref": "1907, Peadar Ua Laoghaire, Séadna, page 6:",
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      "ipa": "/n̪ˠɑː/",
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}

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    {
      "word": "ná go"
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      "english": "but that",
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          "english": "Mary is taller than Peter.",
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        {
          "english": "Who was sitting there but my own father?",
          "text": "Cé a bhí ina shuí ann ná m’athair féin?",
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        "but (used rhetorically in direct and indirect questions)"
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      "categories": [
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        "Irish terms with usage examples"
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        {
          "english": "What he said was that he sold his computer to his friend.",
          "text": "Is é a dúirt sé ná gur dhíol sé a ríomhaire lena chara.",
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        },
        {
          "english": "Once upon a time there was a man and the name that he had was Séadna.",
          "ref": "1907, Peadar Ua Laoghaire, Séadna, page 6:",
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        "used to connect a predicate noun to its subject in a cleft sentence introduced by a copular form"
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      "ipa": "/n̪ˠɑː/",
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        "Munster"
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      "ipa": "/n̪ˠa(ː)/",
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    {
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
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      "word": "ioná"
    },
    {
      "english": "superseded",
      "word": "'ná"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ná"
}

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: used with the dependent form of an irregular verb if there is one",
  "path": [
    "ná"
  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "conjunction",
  "title": "ná",
  "trace": ""
}

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