"les" meaning in Old Irish

See les in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈl̠ʲes/ Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], les [mutation, mutation-radical], also lles in h-prothesis environments [mutation, mutation-radical], les [lenition, mutation], les [error-unrecognized-form, mutation], also lles [error-unrecognized-form, mutation]
Head templates: {{head|sga|noun|g=m}} les m Inflection templates: {{sga-mutation}}
  1. alternative spelling of less (“benefit, advantage”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, masculine Alternative form of: less (extra: benefit, advantage)
    Sense id: en-les-sga-noun-1Qcs5lLt Categories (other): Old Irish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old Irish entries with incorrect language header: 60 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Pronoun

IPA: /ˈl̠ʲesʲ/ Forms: lessom [emphatic], less [alternative], letha [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|sga|prepositional pronoun|emphatic|lessom}} les (emphatic lessom)
  1. third-person singular masculine of la Tags: form-of, masculine, singular, third-person Form of: la
    Sense id: en-les-sga-pron-Ve9QmrGS Categories (other): Old Irish prepositional pronouns
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

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    {
      "form": "lessom",
      "tags": [
        "emphatic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "less",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "letha",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
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        }
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          "word": "la"
        }
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      ],
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        [
          "la",
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        ]
      ],
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈl̠ʲesʲ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "les"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-radical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "also lles in h-prothesis environments",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-radical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "les",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "lenition",
        "mutation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "les",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "mutation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "also lles",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "mutation"
      ]
    }
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        "2": "noun",
        "g": "m"
      },
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "sga-mutation"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "sga",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        {
          "extra": "benefit, advantage",
          "word": "less"
        }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈl̠ʲes/"
    }
  ],
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    "Old Irish prepositional pronouns",
    "Old Irish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 41 entries",
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      "form": "lessom",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "less",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "letha",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "2": "prepositional pronoun",
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
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  "lang_code": "sga",
  "pos": "pron",
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    {
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        {
          "word": "la"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "third-person singular masculine of la"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "la",
          "la#Old_Irish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈl̠ʲesʲ/"
    }
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  "etymology_number": "2",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sga-mutation",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "les",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-radical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "also lles in h-prothesis environments",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-radical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "les",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "lenition",
        "mutation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "les",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "mutation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "also lles",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "mutation"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "noun",
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "les m",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "sga-mutation"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Irish",
  "lang_code": "sga",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "benefit, advantage",
          "word": "less"
        }
      ],
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        "alternative spelling of less (“benefit, advantage”)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "less",
          "less#Old_Irish"
        ]
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈl̠ʲes/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "les"
}

Download raw JSONL data for les meaning in Old Irish (2.2kB)

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  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "les",
  "trace": ""
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