cuin in Old Irish

IPA: /ˈkunʲ/ Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], cuin [error-unrecognized-form], chuin [error-unrecognized-form] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Proto-Celtic *kʷani. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷos, *kʷís. Cognate with Welsh pan (“when”, conjunction), Cornish pan (“when”, conjunction) Breton pa (“when”, conjunction). Compare also Latin quando, Proto-Germanic *hwan (“when”). Etymology templates: {{root|sga|ine-pro|*kʷ-}}, {{inh|sga|cel-pro|*kʷani}} Proto-Celtic *kʷani, {{der|sga|ine-pro|*kʷos}} Proto-Indo-European *kʷos, {{cog|cy|pan|pos=conjunction|t=when}} Welsh pan (“when”, conjunction), {{cog|kw|pan|pos=conjunction|t=when}} Cornish pan (“when”, conjunction), {{cog|br|pa|pos=conjunction|t=when}} Breton pa (“when”, conjunction), {{cog|la|quando}} Latin quando, {{cog|gem-pro|*hwan|t=when}} Proto-Germanic *hwan (“when”) Head templates: {{head|sga|adverb|cat2=interrogative adverbs|cat3=time adverbs}} cuin Inflection templates: {{sga-mutation}}

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{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Manx",
      "lang_code": "gv",
      "word": "cuin"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "lang_code": "gd",
      "word": "cuin"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*kʷ-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*kʷani"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *kʷani",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*kʷos"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *kʷos",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "pan",
        "pos": "conjunction",
        "t": "when"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh pan (“when”, conjunction)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "pan",
        "pos": "conjunction",
        "t": "when"
      },
      "expansion": "Cornish pan (“when”, conjunction)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "pa",
        "pos": "conjunction",
        "t": "when"
      },
      "expansion": "Breton pa (“when”, conjunction)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "quando"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin quando",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem-pro",
        "2": "*hwan",
        "t": "when"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *hwan (“when”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Celtic *kʷani. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷos, *kʷís. Cognate with Welsh pan (“when”, conjunction), Cornish pan (“when”, conjunction) Breton pa (“when”, conjunction). Compare also Latin quando, Proto-Germanic *hwan (“when”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sga-mutation",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cuin",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chuin",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "adverb",
        "cat2": "interrogative adverbs",
        "cat3": "time adverbs"
      },
      "expansion": "cuin",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "sga-mutation"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Irish",
  "lang_code": "sga",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "Irish"
          ],
          "word": "cathain"
        },
        {
          "word": "cíachuin"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Classical Gaelic",
          "word": "cá chuin"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              4
            ]
          ],
          "english": "When will he come?",
          "text": "Cuin do·rega?",
          "translation": "When will he come?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "when"
      ],
      "id": "en-cuin-sga-adv-FeqnUkCu",
      "links": [
        [
          "when",
          "when"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkunʲ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cuin"
}

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{
  "derived": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Irish"
      ],
      "word": "cathain"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Classical Gaelic",
      "word": "cá chuin"
    },
    {
      "word": "cíachuin"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Manx",
      "lang_code": "gv",
      "word": "cuin"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "lang_code": "gd",
      "word": "cuin"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*kʷ-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*kʷani"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *kʷani",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*kʷos"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *kʷos",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "pan",
        "pos": "conjunction",
        "t": "when"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh pan (“when”, conjunction)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "pan",
        "pos": "conjunction",
        "t": "when"
      },
      "expansion": "Cornish pan (“when”, conjunction)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "pa",
        "pos": "conjunction",
        "t": "when"
      },
      "expansion": "Breton pa (“when”, conjunction)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "quando"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin quando",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem-pro",
        "2": "*hwan",
        "t": "when"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *hwan (“when”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Celtic *kʷani. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷos, *kʷís. Cognate with Welsh pan (“when”, conjunction), Cornish pan (“when”, conjunction) Breton pa (“when”, conjunction). Compare also Latin quando, Proto-Germanic *hwan (“when”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sga-mutation",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cuin",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chuin",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "adverb",
        "cat2": "interrogative adverbs",
        "cat3": "time adverbs"
      },
      "expansion": "cuin",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "sga-mutation"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Irish",
  "lang_code": "sga",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old Irish adverbs",
        "Old Irish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old Irish interrogative adverbs",
        "Old Irish lemmas",
        "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 *kʷ-",
        "Old Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
        "Old Irish terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Old Irish terms with usage examples",
        "Old Irish time adverbs",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              4
            ]
          ],
          "english": "When will he come?",
          "text": "Cuin do·rega?",
          "translation": "When will he come?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "when"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "when",
          "when"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkunʲ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cuin"
}

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{
  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: cuin/Old Irish 'radical' base_tags=set()",
  "path": [
    "cuin"
  ],
  "section": "Old Irish",
  "subsection": "adverb",
  "title": "cuin",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'lenition'",
  "path": [
    "cuin"
  ],
  "section": "Old Irish",
  "subsection": "adverb",
  "title": "cuin",
  "trace": ""
}

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

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"cuin" meaning in Old Irish

Adverb