"amar" meaning in Old Irish

See amar in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈa.β̃əɾ/
Etymology: From Proto-Celtic *amarom (“wailing, crying”); compare Welsh afar (“lamentation”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sga|cel-pro|*amarom|t=wailing, crying}} Proto-Celtic *amarom (“wailing, crying”), {{cog|cy|afar|t=lamentation}} Welsh afar (“lamentation”) Head templates: {{head|sga|noun||||{{{2}}}||||||||{{{3}}}||{{{pl2}}}||{{{pl3}}}|altform=|cat2=|g=n|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} amar n, {{sga-noun|n}} amar n Inflection templates: {{sga-decl-o-neut|amair|dat_pl=amraib|nom_pl2=amra}}, {{sga-decl-noun|acc_du=amar+N|acc_du2=|acc_du3=|acc_pl=amar+L|acc_pl2=amra|acc_pl3=|acc_sg=amar+N|acc_sg2=|acc_sg3=|class=o-n|dat_du=amraib|dat_du2=|dat_du3=|dat_pl=amraib|dat_pl2=|dat_pl3=|dat_sg=amar+L|dat_sg2=|dat_sg3=|gen_du=amar|gen_du2=|gen_du3=|gen_pl=amar+N|gen_pl2=|gen_pl3=|gen_sg=amair+L|gen_sg2=|gen_sg3=|n=|nom_du=amar+N|nom_du2=|nom_du3=|nom_pl=amar+L|nom_pl2=amra|nom_pl3=|nom_sg=amar+N|nom_sg2=|nom_sg3=|voc_du=amar+N|voc_du2=|voc_du3=|voc_pl=amar+L|voc_pl2=amra|voc_pl3=|voc_sg=amar+N|voc_sg2=|voc_sg3=}}, {{sga-mutation}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], amar [nominative, singular], amar [dual, nominative], amar [nominative, plural], amra [nominative, plural], amar [singular, vocative], amar [dual, vocative], amar [plural, vocative], amra [plural, vocative], amar [accusative, singular], amar [accusative, dual], amar [accusative, plural], amra [accusative, plural], amair [genitive, singular], amar [dual, genitive], amar [genitive, plural], amar [dative, singular], amraib [dative, dual], amraib [dative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], amar [mutation, mutation-radical], pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments [mutation, mutation-radical], amar [lenition, mutation], n-amar [error-unrecognized-form, mutation], amor [alternative]
  1. wailing, moaning Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-amar-sga-noun-KwrcdG47
  2. song, singing Tags: neuter Synonyms: cepóc, cétal, dúan, dúchann, loíd, od
    Sense id: en-amar-sga-noun-elP04YGQ Categories (other): Old Irish entries with incorrect language header, Music Disambiguation of Old Irish entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of Music: 0 100
     
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa.β̃əɾ/"
    },
    {
      "note": "Blasse",
      "other": "[ˈa.β̃aɾ]"
    },
    {
      "note": "Griffith",
      "other": "[ˈa.β̃əɾ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "amar"
}

Download raw JSONL data for amar meaning in Old Irish (5.2kB)

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

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