"an" meaning in Old Irish

See an in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: /ˈan/
Head templates: {{head|sga|pronoun|triggers eclipsis, takes a leniting relative clause|cat2=relative pronouns}} an (triggers eclipsis, takes a leniting relative clause)
  1. alternative form of a Tags: alt-of, alternative, triggers-eclipsis Alternative form of: a
    Sense id: en-an-sga-pron-gQuBb3gd Categories (other): Old Irish pronouns, Old Irish relative pronouns Disambiguation of Old Irish pronouns: 41 29 30 Disambiguation of Old Irish relative pronouns: 27 36 37

Verb

IPA: /ˈan/ Forms: ·an [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|sga|verb form|head=·an}} ·an
  1. third-person singular preterite conjunct of anaid Tags: conjunct, form-of, preterite, singular, third-person Form of: anaid
    Sense id: en-an-sga-verb-hQyZ-5nY Categories (other): Old Irish relative pronouns Disambiguation of Old Irish relative pronouns: 27 36 37

Verb

IPA: /ˈan/ Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], an [mutation, mutation-radical], pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments [mutation, mutation-radical], an [lenition, mutation], n-an [error-unrecognized-form, mutation]
Head templates: {{head|sga|verb form|head=an}} an Inflection templates: {{sga-mutation}}
  1. second-person singular imperative of anaid Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: anaid
    Sense id: en-an-sga-verb-WksGPbEa Categories (other): Old Irish entries with incorrect language header, Old Irish relative pronouns Disambiguation of Old Irish entries with incorrect language header: 0 41 59 Disambiguation of Old Irish relative pronouns: 27 36 37
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  "lang_code": "sga",
  "pos": "pron",
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          "name": "Old Irish pronouns",
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        },
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          "_dis": "27 36 37",
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              47,
              49
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          ],
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            [
              54,
              58
            ]
          ],
          "english": "What we see with the eyes is more certain for us than what we hear with the ears.",
          "text": "Is demniu liunn a n-ad·chiam hua sulib ol·daas an ro·chluinemmar hua chluasaib.",
          "translation": "What we see with the eyes is more certain for us than what we hear with the ears.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "alternative form of a"
      ],
      "id": "en-an-sga-pron-gQuBb3gd",
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  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/ˈan/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "an"
}

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      ]
    }
  ],
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  ],
  "sounds": [
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    }
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  "word": "an"
}

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      "source": "mutation",
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        "table-tags"
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    {
      "form": "sga-mutation",
      "source": "mutation",
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      "source": "mutation",
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  "lang_code": "sga",
  "pos": "pron",
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              47,
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              54,
              58
            ]
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          "english": "What we see with the eyes is more certain for us than what we hear with the ears.",
          "text": "Is demniu liunn a n-ad·chiam hua sulib ol·daas an ro·chluinemmar hua chluasaib.",
          "translation": "What we see with the eyes is more certain for us than what we hear with the ears.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/ˈan/"
    }
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  "word": "an"
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    "Old Irish pronouns",
    "Old Irish relative pronouns",
    "Old Irish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Old Irish verb forms",
    "Pages with 91 entries",
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
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      "source": "mutation",
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      "form": "pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments",
      "source": "mutation",
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      "source": "mutation",
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      "source": "mutation",
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈan/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "an"
}

Download raw JSONL data for an meaning in Old Irish (3.3kB)

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  "subsection": "pronoun",
  "title": "an",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'nasalization'",
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