"midlach" meaning in Middle Irish

See midlach in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈmʲiðlax/ (note: earlier), /ˈmʲiðləx/ (note: earlier), /ˈmʲiɣlax/ (note: later), /ˈmʲiɣləx/ (note: later) Forms: midlachu [comparative], midlaech [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|mga|adjective|comparative|midlachu}} midlach (comparative midlachu)
  1. cowardly
    Sense id: en-midlach-mga-adj-oIeF-W~0

Noun

IPA: /ˈmʲiðlax/ (note: earlier), /ˈmʲiðləx/ (note: earlier), /ˈmʲiɣlax/ (note: later), /ˈmʲiɣləx/ (note: later) Forms: midlaige [genitive, singular], midlaig [genitive, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], midlach [error-unrecognized-form], also mmidlach after a proclitic [error-unrecognized-form], ending in a vowel [error-unrecognized-form], midlaech [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|mga|noun|genitive singular|midlaige|g=f}} midlach f (genitive singular midlaige), {{head|mga|noun|genitive singular|midlaig|g=m}} midlach m (genitive singular midlaig)
  1. coward, weakling Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-midlach-mga-noun-FSw0uoHe Categories (other): Middle Irish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle Irish entries with incorrect language header: 6 14 33 19 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 13 40 13 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 15 29 25 31
  2. person incapable of bearing arms Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-midlach-mga-noun-lKEOL22I Categories (other): Middle Irish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle Irish entries with incorrect language header: 6 14 33 19 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 13 40 13 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 15 29 25 31
  3. person of low social class Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-midlach-mga-noun-D2cdIGkB Categories (other): Middle Irish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle Irish entries with incorrect language header: 6 14 33 19 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 13 40 13 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 15 29 25 31
  4. weak-witted person Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-midlach-mga-noun-SK7S9Qdv Categories (other): Middle Irish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle Irish entries with incorrect language header: 6 14 33 19 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 13 40 13 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 15 29 25 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: midlachas, midlachda, midlaigecht
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "midlachu",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "midlaech",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mga",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "comparative",
        "4": "midlachu"
      },
      "expansion": "midlach (comparative midlachu)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle Irish",
  "lang_code": "mga",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "cowardly"
      ],
      "id": "en-midlach-mga-adj-oIeF-W~0",
      "links": [
        [
          "cowardly",
          "cowardly"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmʲiðlax/",
      "note": "earlier"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmʲiðləx/",
      "note": "earlier"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmʲiɣlax/",
      "note": "later"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmʲiɣləx/",
      "note": "later"
    }
  ],
  "word": "midlach"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "midlachas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "midlachda"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "midlaigecht"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "word": "miodhlach"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "midlaige",
      "head_nr": 1,
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "midlaig",
      "head_nr": 2,
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "midlach",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "also mmidlach after a proclitic",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ending in a vowel",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "midlaech",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mga",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "genitive singular",
        "4": "midlaige",
        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "midlach f (genitive singular midlaige)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mga",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "genitive singular",
        "4": "midlaig",
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "midlach m (genitive singular midlaig)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle Irish",
  "lang_code": "mga",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "6 14 33 19 29",
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          "name": "Middle Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 13 40 13 34",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 15 29 25 31",
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "coward, weakling"
      ],
      "head_nr": 2,
      "id": "en-midlach-mga-noun-FSw0uoHe",
      "links": [
        [
          "coward",
          "coward"
        ],
        [
          "weakling",
          "weakling"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "6 14 33 19 29",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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          "_dis": "0 15 29 25 31",
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          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "person incapable of bearing arms"
      ],
      "head_nr": 2,
      "id": "en-midlach-mga-noun-lKEOL22I",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "6 14 33 19 29",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 13 40 13 34",
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        {
          "_dis": "0 15 29 25 31",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "person of low social class"
      ],
      "head_nr": 2,
      "id": "en-midlach-mga-noun-D2cdIGkB",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "6 14 33 19 29",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        },
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "weak-witted person"
      ],
      "head_nr": 2,
      "id": "en-midlach-mga-noun-SK7S9Qdv",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmʲiðlax/",
      "note": "earlier"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmʲiðləx/",
      "note": "earlier"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmʲiɣlax/",
      "note": "later"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmʲiɣləx/",
      "note": "later"
    }
  ],
  "word": "midlach"
}
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    "Middle Irish adjectives",
    "Middle Irish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle Irish feminine nouns",
    "Middle Irish lemmas",
    "Middle Irish masculine nouns",
    "Middle Irish nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "midlachu",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "midlaech",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mga",
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        "3": "comparative",
        "4": "midlachu"
      },
      "expansion": "midlach (comparative midlachu)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle Irish",
  "lang_code": "mga",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "cowardly"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cowardly",
          "cowardly"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmʲiðlax/",
      "note": "earlier"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmʲiðləx/",
      "note": "earlier"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmʲiɣlax/",
      "note": "later"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmʲiɣləx/",
      "note": "later"
    }
  ],
  "word": "midlach"
}

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    "Middle Irish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle Irish feminine nouns",
    "Middle Irish lemmas",
    "Middle Irish masculine nouns",
    "Middle Irish nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "midlachas"
    },
    {
      "word": "midlachda"
    },
    {
      "word": "midlaigecht"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "word": "miodhlach"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "midlaige",
      "head_nr": 1,
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "midlaig",
      "head_nr": 2,
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "midlach",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "also mmidlach after a proclitic",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ending in a vowel",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "midlaech",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "mga",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "genitive singular",
        "4": "midlaige",
        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "midlach f (genitive singular midlaige)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mga",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "genitive singular",
        "4": "midlaig",
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "midlach m (genitive singular midlaig)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle Irish",
  "lang_code": "mga",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "coward, weakling"
      ],
      "head_nr": 2,
      "links": [
        [
          "coward",
          "coward"
        ],
        [
          "weakling",
          "weakling"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "person incapable of bearing arms"
      ],
      "head_nr": 2,
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "person of low social class"
      ],
      "head_nr": 2,
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "weak-witted person"
      ],
      "head_nr": 2,
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmʲiðlax/",
      "note": "earlier"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmʲiðləx/",
      "note": "earlier"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmʲiɣlax/",
      "note": "later"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmʲiɣləx/",
      "note": "later"
    }
  ],
  "word": "midlach"
}

Download raw JSONL data for midlach meaning in Middle Irish (2.8kB)

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  ],
  "section": "Middle Irish",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "midlach",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'lenition'",
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  "section": "Middle Irish",
  "subsection": "noun",
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  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'nasalization'",
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