"fidchell" meaning in Middle Irish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɸʲiðxʲəl̪/ (note: earlier), /ˈɸʲiɣxʲəl̪/ (note: later) Forms: fidchille [genitive], fidchella [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], fidchell [error-unrecognized-form], ḟidchell [error-unrecognized-form]
Etymology: From Proto-Celtic *widukʷeislā (literally “wood intelligence”), from *widus (“wood”) + *kʷeislā (“sense”), cognate with Welsh gwyddbwyll, Cornish gwydhbol, and Breton gwezboell. Etymology templates: {{der|mga|cel-pro|*widukʷeislā|lit=wood intelligence}} Proto-Celtic *widukʷeislā (literally “wood intelligence”), {{cog|cy|gwyddbwyll}} Welsh gwyddbwyll, {{cog|kw|gwydhbol}} Cornish gwydhbol, {{,}} ,, {{cog|br|gwezboell}} Breton gwezboell Head templates: {{head|mga|noun|||genitive|fidchille|||||nominative plural|fidchella|||||cat2=|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} fidchell f (genitive fidchille, nominative plural fidchella), {{mga-noun|f|fidchille|fidchella}} fidchell f (genitive fidchille, nominative plural fidchella)
  1. An ancient Celtic board game somewhat resembling chess. Tags: feminine Derived forms: fidchelda (english: pertaining to fidchell), fidchellach (english: fidchell player), fidchellacht (english: playing fidchell), fidchellaire (english: fidchell player), fidchleóracht (english: playing fidchell)
    Sense id: en-fidchell-mga-noun-LBBobtBR Categories (other): Middle Irish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Games
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  "descendants": [
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      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "word": "ficheall"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Manx",
      "lang_code": "gv",
      "word": "feeal"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "lang_code": "gd",
      "word": "fidhcheall"
    },
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "fidchell"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "mga",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*widukʷeislā",
        "lit": "wood intelligence"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *widukʷeislā (literally “wood intelligence”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "gwyddbwyll"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh gwyddbwyll",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "gwydhbol"
      },
      "expansion": "Cornish gwydhbol",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": ",",
      "name": ","
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "gwezboell"
      },
      "expansion": "Breton gwezboell",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Celtic *widukʷeislā (literally “wood intelligence”), from *widus (“wood”) + *kʷeislā (“sense”), cognate with Welsh gwyddbwyll, Cornish gwydhbol, and Breton gwezboell.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fidchille",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fidchella",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fidchell",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ḟidchell",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "mga",
        "10": "",
        "11": "nominative plural",
        "12": "fidchella",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "genitive",
        "6": "fidchille",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "fidchille",
        "3": "fidchella"
      },
      "expansion": "fidchell f (genitive fidchille, nominative plural fidchella)",
      "name": "mga-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle Irish",
  "lang_code": "mga",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "mga",
          "name": "Games",
          "orig": "mga:Games",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "pertaining to fidchell",
          "translation": "pertaining to fidchell",
          "word": "fidchelda"
        },
        {
          "english": "fidchell player",
          "translation": "fidchell player",
          "word": "fidchellach"
        },
        {
          "english": "playing fidchell",
          "translation": "playing fidchell",
          "word": "fidchellacht"
        },
        {
          "english": "fidchell player",
          "translation": "fidchell player",
          "word": "fidchellaire"
        },
        {
          "english": "playing fidchell",
          "translation": "playing fidchell",
          "word": "fidchleóracht"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An ancient Celtic board game somewhat resembling chess."
      ],
      "id": "en-fidchell-mga-noun-LBBobtBR",
      "links": [
        [
          "ancient",
          "ancient"
        ],
        [
          "Celtic",
          "Celtic"
        ],
        [
          "board game",
          "board game"
        ],
        [
          "chess",
          "chess"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɸʲiðxʲəl̪/",
      "note": "earlier"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɸʲiɣxʲəl̪/",
      "note": "later"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fidchell"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "pertaining to fidchell",
      "translation": "pertaining to fidchell",
      "word": "fidchelda"
    },
    {
      "english": "fidchell player",
      "translation": "fidchell player",
      "word": "fidchellach"
    },
    {
      "english": "playing fidchell",
      "translation": "playing fidchell",
      "word": "fidchellacht"
    },
    {
      "english": "fidchell player",
      "translation": "fidchell player",
      "word": "fidchellaire"
    },
    {
      "english": "playing fidchell",
      "translation": "playing fidchell",
      "word": "fidchleóracht"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "word": "ficheall"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Manx",
      "lang_code": "gv",
      "word": "feeal"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "lang_code": "gd",
      "word": "fidhcheall"
    },
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "fidchell"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*widukʷeislā",
        "lit": "wood intelligence"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *widukʷeislā (literally “wood intelligence”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "gwyddbwyll"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh gwyddbwyll",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "gwydhbol"
      },
      "expansion": "Cornish gwydhbol",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": ",",
      "name": ","
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "gwezboell"
      },
      "expansion": "Breton gwezboell",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Celtic *widukʷeislā (literally “wood intelligence”), from *widus (“wood”) + *kʷeislā (“sense”), cognate with Welsh gwyddbwyll, Cornish gwydhbol, and Breton gwezboell.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fidchille",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fidchella",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fidchell",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ḟidchell",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mga",
        "10": "",
        "11": "nominative plural",
        "12": "fidchella",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "genitive",
        "6": "fidchille",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "fidchell f (genitive fidchille, nominative plural fidchella)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "fidchille",
        "3": "fidchella"
      },
      "expansion": "fidchell f (genitive fidchille, nominative plural fidchella)",
      "name": "mga-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle Irish",
  "lang_code": "mga",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle Irish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Middle Irish feminine nouns",
        "Middle Irish lemmas",
        "Middle Irish nouns",
        "Middle Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "mga:Games"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An ancient Celtic board game somewhat resembling chess."
      ],
      "links": [
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          "ancient"
        ],
        [
          "Celtic",
          "Celtic"
        ],
        [
          "board game",
          "board game"
        ],
        [
          "chess",
          "chess"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɸʲiðxʲəl̪/",
      "note": "earlier"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɸʲiɣxʲəl̪/",
      "note": "later"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fidchell"
}

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