"dess" meaning in Old Irish

See dess in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈd̠ʲes/
Etymology: From Proto-Celtic *dexswos. Etymology templates: {{etymon|sga|:inh|cel-pro:*dexswos}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Celtic", "term" : "*dexswos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "cel-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old Irish", "term" : "dess", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "sga" }" data-lang="sga" data-title="dess">, {{inh|sga|cel-pro|*dexswos}} Proto-Celtic *dexswos Head templates: {{head|sga|adjective|||||||altform=|head=}} dess, {{sga-adj}} dess Inflection templates: {{sga-decl-adj-o-a|gsm=deiss}}, {{sga-decl-adj-table|acc_f_sg=deiss|acc_m_pl=dessu dessa†|acc_m_sg=dess|dat_f_sg=deiss|dat_m_sg=dess|dat_n_sg=dess|dat_pl=dessaib|gen_f_sg=deisse|gen_m_sg=deiss|gen_n_sg=deiss|gen_pl=dess|info=o/ā-stem|nom_f_sg=dess|nom_fn_pl=dessa|nom_m_pl=deiss|nom_m_sg=dess|nom_n_sg=dess|notes=*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative † not when substantivized|voc_m_pl=dessu dessa†|voc_m_sg=deiss* dess**}}, {{sga-mutation}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], dess [masculine, nominative, singular], dess [feminine, nominative, singular], dess [neuter, nominative, singular], deiss [masculine, singular, vocative], dess [masculine, singular, vocative], dess [feminine, singular, vocative], dess [neuter, singular, vocative], dess [accusative, masculine, singular], deiss [accusative, feminine, singular], dess [accusative, neuter, singular], deiss [genitive, masculine, singular], deisse [feminine, genitive, singular], deiss [genitive, neuter, singular], dess [dative, masculine, singular], deiss [dative, feminine, singular], dess [dative, neuter, singular], deiss [masculine, nominative, plural], dessa [error-unrecognized-form, feminine, neuter, nominative, singular], dessu [masculine, plural, vocative], dessa [masculine, plural, vocative], dessa [error-unrecognized-form, feminine, neuter, singular, vocative], dessu [accusative, masculine, plural], dessa [accusative, masculine, plural], dessa [accusative, error-unrecognized-form, feminine, neuter, singular], dess [error-unrecognized-form, genitive], dess [genitive, masculine], dessaib [dative, error-unrecognized-form], dessaib [dative, masculine], no-table-tags [table-tags], dess [mutation, mutation-radical], dess [lenition, mutation], ndess [error-unrecognized-form, mutation]
  1. right (side, as opposed to left)
    Sense id: en-dess-sga-adj-b3GZPZAE Categories (other): Old Irish entries with etymon, Old Irish entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Old Irish entries with etymon: 50 50 Disambiguation of Old Irish entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 100 0
  2. south
    Sense id: en-dess-sga-adj-LaqNSgXf Categories (other): Old Irish entries with etymon Disambiguation of Old Irish entries with etymon: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: andes
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          "english": "with the half from the right hand",
          "text": "a lleth o laim deiss",
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      "ipa": "/ˈd̠ʲes/"
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        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "altform": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "dess",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "dess",
      "name": "sga-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "gsm": "deiss"
      },
      "name": "sga-decl-adj-o-a"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "acc_f_sg": "deiss",
        "acc_m_pl": "dessu\ndessa†",
        "acc_m_sg": "dess",
        "dat_f_sg": "deiss",
        "dat_m_sg": "dess",
        "dat_n_sg": "dess",
        "dat_pl": "dessaib",
        "gen_f_sg": "deisse",
        "gen_m_sg": "deiss",
        "gen_n_sg": "deiss",
        "gen_pl": "dess",
        "info": "o/ā-stem",
        "nom_f_sg": "dess",
        "nom_fn_pl": "dessa",
        "nom_m_pl": "deiss",
        "nom_m_sg": "dess",
        "nom_n_sg": "dess",
        "notes": "*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative\n**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative\n† not when substantivized",
        "voc_m_pl": "dessu\ndessa†",
        "voc_m_sg": "deiss*\ndess**"
      },
      "name": "sga-decl-adj-table"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "sga-mutation"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Irish",
  "lang_code": "sga",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old Irish terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              15,
              20
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              23,
              28
            ]
          ],
          "english": "with the half from the right hand",
          "text": "a lleth o laim deiss",
          "translation": "with the half from the right hand",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "right (side, as opposed to left)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "right",
          "right"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "south"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "south",
          "south"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd̠ʲes/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dess"
}

Download raw JSONL data for dess meaning in Old Irish (6.2kB)

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'feminine/neuter'",
  "path": [
    "dess"
  ],
  "section": "Old Irish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "dess",
  "trace": ""
}

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

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