"cin" meaning in Old Irish

See cin in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkʲin/
Etymology: From Proto-Celtic *kʷinuts, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷey- (“to pay, avenge”). Etymology templates: {{root|sga|ine-pro|*kʷey-}}, {{inh|sga|cel-pro|*kʷinuts}} Proto-Celtic *kʷinuts, {{der|sga|ine-pro|*kʷey-|t=to pay, avenge}} Proto-Indo-European *kʷey- (“to pay, avenge”) Head templates: {{head|sga|noun||||{{{2}}}||||||||{{{3}}}||{{{pl2}}}||{{{pl3}}}|altform=|cat2=|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} cin m, {{sga-noun|m}} cin m Inflection templates: {{sga-decl-t&d|t|cinaid|cinad|cint|a|g=m}}, {{sga-decl-noun|acc_du=cinaid+L|acc_du2=cin|acc_du3=|acc_du4=|acc_pl=cinta|acc_pl2=|acc_pl3=|acc_sg=cinaid+N|acc_sg2=|acc_sg3=|class=t-m|dat_du=cintaib|dat_du2=|dat_du3=|dat_pl=cintaib|dat_pl2=|dat_pl3=|dat_sg=cinaid+L|dat_sg2=|dat_sg3=|gen_du=cinad|gen_du2=|gen_du3=|gen_pl=cinad+N|gen_pl2=|gen_pl3=|gen_sg=cinad|gen_sg2=|gen_sg3=|n=|nom_du=cinaid+L|nom_du2=cin|nom_du3=|nom_du4=|nom_pl=cinaid|nom_pl2=|nom_pl3=|nom_sg=cin|nom_sg2=|nom_sg3=|voc_du=cinaid+L|voc_du2=cin|voc_du3=|voc_du4=|voc_pl=cinta|voc_pl2=|voc_pl3=|voc_sg=cin|voc_sg2=|voc_sg3=}}, {{sga-mutation}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], cin [nominative, singular], cinaid [dual, nominative], cin [dual, nominative], cinaid [nominative, plural], cin [singular, vocative], cinaid [dual, vocative], cin [dual, vocative], cinta [plural, vocative], cinaid [accusative, singular], cinaid [accusative, dual], cin [accusative, dual], cinta [accusative, plural], cinad [genitive, singular], cinad [dual, genitive], cinad [genitive, plural], cinaid [dative, singular], cintaib [dative, dual], cintaib [dative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], cin [mutation, mutation-radical], chin [lenition, mutation], cin [error-unrecognized-form, mutation]
  1. fault, guilt Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-cin-sga-noun-p0bDBSFU Categories (other): Old Irish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old Irish entries with incorrect language header: 76 24
  2. sin, crime Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-cin-sga-noun-4pkAudmt
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          "descendants": [
            {
              "lang": "Irish",
              "lang_code": "ga",
              "sense": "transgression; share; affection",
              "word": "cion"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Classical Gaelic",
          "lang_code": "ghc",
          "sense": "guilt; due portion; partiality",
          "word": "cion"
        }
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      "word": "cin"
    }
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Celtic *kʷinuts, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷey- (“to pay, avenge”).",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sga-decl-t&d",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "inflection-template"
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    },
    {
      "form": "t-stem",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Masculine t-stem",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "cin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "vocative"
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    {
      "form": "cin",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
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      ]
    },
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        "dual"
      ]
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "cinad",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cinad",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cinad",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cinaid",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "cintaib",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "dative",
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      ]
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "sga-mutation",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
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      "source": "mutation",
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      ]
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      "form": "chin",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "lenition",
        "mutation"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "cin",
      "source": "mutation",
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        "11": "",
        "12": "",
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        "17": "",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{2}}}",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "altform": "",
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        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
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      "name": "head"
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      "expansion": "cin m",
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        "dat_pl2": "",
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        "gen_du3": "",
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        "gen_pl2": "",
        "gen_pl3": "",
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        "gen_sg2": "",
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        "nom_du3": "",
        "nom_du4": "",
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        "nom_pl3": "",
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        "voc_du3": "",
        "voc_du4": "",
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        "voc_pl2": "",
        "voc_pl3": "",
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    }
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  "lang_code": "sga",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "_dis": "76 24",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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        "fault, guilt"
      ],
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          "fault"
        ],
        [
          "guilt",
          "guilt"
        ]
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
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        "sin, crime"
      ],
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          "sin"
        ],
        [
          "crime",
          "crime"
        ]
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkʲin/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cin"
}
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    "Old Irish lemmas",
    "Old Irish masculine nouns",
    "Old Irish nouns",
    "Old Irish t-stem nouns",
    "Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Old Irish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kʷey-",
    "Old Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
    "Old Irish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 15 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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            }
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Celtic *kʷinuts, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷey- (“to pay, avenge”).",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sga-decl-t&d",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "inflection-template"
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      "form": "t-stem",
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      "tags": [
        "class"
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      "form": "Masculine t-stem",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
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    {
      "form": "cin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
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      "form": "cinaid",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "nominative"
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual",
        "nominative"
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      "form": "cinaid",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual",
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      ]
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    {
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "cinad",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "cinad",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual",
        "genitive"
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        "plural"
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      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual"
      ]
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        "plural"
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
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      "form": "cin",
      "source": "mutation",
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        "mutation-radical"
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    {
      "form": "chin",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "lenition",
        "mutation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cin",
      "source": "mutation",
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        "mutation"
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        "acc_pl2": "",
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        "class": "t-m",
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  "lang": "Old Irish",
  "lang_code": "sga",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "fault, guilt"
      ],
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        [
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        ],
        [
          "guilt",
          "guilt"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sin, crime"
      ],
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        [
          "sin",
          "sin"
        ],
        [
          "crime",
          "crime"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkʲin/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cin"
}

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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'nasalization'",
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  "section": "Old Irish",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "cin",
  "trace": ""
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