"carachtar" meaning in Old Irish

See carachtar in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈka.ɾəx.t̪əɾ/
Etymology: From Latin character, from Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr, “type, nature, character”), from χαράσσω (kharássō, “to engrave”). Etymology templates: {{der|sga|la|character}} Latin character, {{der|sga|grc|χαρακτήρ|t=type, nature, character}} Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr, “type, nature, character”) Head templates: {{head|sga|noun|||genitive|carachtair|||||||nominative plural|carachtra||{{{pl2}}}||{{{pl3}}}|cat2=|g=n|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|var=}} carachtar n (genitive carachtair, nominative plural carachtra), {{sga-noun|n|carachtair|carachtra}} carachtar n (genitive carachtair, nominative plural carachtra) Inflection templates: {{sga-decl-o-neut|carachtair|dat_pl=carachtraib|dat_sg=carachtur|nom_pl=carachtra|nom_pl2=-}}, {{sga-decl-noun|acc_du=carachtar+N|acc_du2=|acc_du3=|acc_pl=carachtra|acc_pl2=|acc_pl3=|acc_sg=carachtar+N|acc_sg2=|acc_sg3=|class=o-n|dat_du=carachtraib|dat_du2=|dat_du3=|dat_pl=carachtraib|dat_pl2=|dat_pl3=|dat_sg=carachtur+L|dat_sg2=|dat_sg3=|gen_du=carachtar|gen_du2=|gen_du3=|gen_pl=carachtar+N|gen_pl2=|gen_pl3=|gen_sg=carachtair+L|gen_sg2=|gen_sg3=|n=|nom_du=carachtar+N|nom_du2=|nom_du3=|nom_pl=carachtra|nom_pl2=|nom_pl3=|nom_sg=carachtar+N|nom_sg2=|nom_sg3=|voc_du=carachtar+N|voc_du2=|voc_du3=|voc_pl=carachtra|voc_pl2=|voc_pl3=|voc_sg=carachtar+N|voc_sg2=|voc_sg3=}}, {{sga-mutation}} Forms: carachtair [genitive], carachtra [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], carachtar [nominative, singular], carachtar [dual, nominative], carachtra [nominative, plural], carachtar [singular, vocative], carachtar [dual, vocative], carachtra [plural, vocative], carachtar [accusative, singular], carachtar [accusative, dual], carachtra [accusative, plural], carachtair [genitive, singular], carachtar [dual, genitive], carachtar [genitive, plural], carachtur [dative, singular], carachtraib [dative, dual], carachtraib [dative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], carachtar [mutation, mutation-radical], charachtar [lenition, mutation], carachtar [error-unrecognized-form, mutation], caractar [alternative], cáractar [alternative], cárachtar [alternative]
  1. character Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-carachtar-sga-noun-S87z3nbq Categories (other): Old Irish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "carachtra",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      "form": "Neuter o-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "carachtar",
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      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "carachtar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "carachtra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "carachtar",
      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "carachtar",
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      "form": "carachtra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "vocative"
      ]
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      "form": "carachtar",
      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive"
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      "form": "carachtar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "carachtur",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "carachtraib",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "carachtraib",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "sga-mutation",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
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    },
    {
      "form": "carachtar",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-radical"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "charachtar",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "lenition",
        "mutation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "carachtar",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "mutation"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "caractar",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cáractar",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cárachtar",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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        "11": "",
        "12": "",
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        "17": "",
        "18": "{{{pl3}}}",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "genitive",
        "6": "carachtair",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
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        "acc_du3": "",
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        "dat_du3": "",
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        "dat_pl2": "",
        "dat_pl3": "",
        "dat_sg": "carachtur+L",
        "dat_sg2": "",
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        "gen_du3": "",
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        "nom_pl3": "",
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        "nom_sg3": "",
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        "voc_du2": "",
        "voc_du3": "",
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        "voc_pl3": "",
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        "voc_sg3": ""
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  "lang_code": "sga",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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        {
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          "english": "Although we preserve the rule of the ancient Greeks in writing the two charac­ters in those conso­nants, we have, however, formed one character – f instead of p with lenition – in Latin words.",
          "text": "Cía for·comam-ni ríagoil sen-Gréc hi scríbunt in dá caractar isnaib ɔsonaib ucut, ro·cruthaigsemmar camaiph immurgu óen charactar – ·f· tar hési ·p· co tinfeth – i n‑epertaib Latinṅdaib.",
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      "ipa": "/ˈka.ɾəx.t̪əɾ/"
    },
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      "note": "Blasse",
      "other": "[ˈka.ɾax.t̪aɾ]"
    },
    {
      "note": "Griffith",
      "other": "[ˈka.ɾəx.t̪əɾ]"
    }
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      "tags": [
        "genitive"
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      "form": "carachtra",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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    {
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      "form": "carachtar",
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    {
      "form": "carachtar",
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      "tags": [
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      "form": "carachtar",
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      "form": "carachtar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
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    {
      "form": "carachtur",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dual"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
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      ]
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      "source": "mutation",
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      "form": "carachtar",
      "source": "mutation",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "charachtar",
      "source": "mutation",
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      "form": "caractar",
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      ]
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    {
      "form": "cáractar",
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      ]
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "english": "Although we preserve the rule of the ancient Greeks in writing the two charac­ters in those conso­nants, we have, however, formed one character – f instead of p with lenition – in Latin words.",
          "text": "Cía for·comam-ni ríagoil sen-Gréc hi scríbunt in dá caractar isnaib ɔsonaib ucut, ro·cruthaigsemmar camaiph immurgu óen charactar – ·f· tar hési ·p· co tinfeth – i n‑epertaib Latinṅdaib.",
          "translation": "Although we preserve the rule of the ancient Greeks in writing the two charac­ters in those conso­nants, we have, however, formed one character – f instead of p with lenition – in Latin words.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "character"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "character",
          "character"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈka.ɾəx.t̪əɾ/"
    },
    {
      "note": "Blasse",
      "other": "[ˈka.ɾax.t̪aɾ]"
    },
    {
      "note": "Griffith",
      "other": "[ˈka.ɾəx.t̪əɾ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "carachtar"
}

Download raw JSONL data for carachtar meaning in Old Irish (5.9kB)

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

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