"min" meaning in Old Irish

See min in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [mʲin] (note: masculine nominative/accusative/dative singular, feminine nominative/vocative singular, neuter nominative/vocative/accusative/dative singular, all genders genitive plural), [mʲinʲ] [accusative, dative, feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter, nominative, plural, singular, vocative]
Etymology: From Proto-Celtic *menus, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“small”). Etymology templates: {{root|sga|ine-pro|*men-|id=small}}, {{der|sga|cel-pro|*menus}} Proto-Celtic *menus, {{der|sga|ine-pro|*men-|id=small|t=small}} Proto-Indo-European *men- (“small”) Head templates: {{head|sga|adjective|||comparative|miniu|||head=}} min (comparative miniu), {{sga-adj|comp=miniu}} min (comparative miniu) Inflection templates: {{sga-decl-adj-o-a}}, {{sga-decl-adj-table|acc_f_sg=min|acc_m_pl=minu mina†|acc_m_sg=min|dat_f_sg=min|dat_m_sg=min|dat_n_sg=min|dat_pl=minaib|gen_f_sg=mine|gen_m_sg=min|gen_n_sg=min|gen_pl=min|info=o/ā-stem|nom_f_sg=min|nom_fn_pl=mina|nom_m_pl=min|nom_m_sg=min|nom_n_sg=min|notes=† not when substantivized|voc_m_pl=minu mina†|voc_m_sg=min}} Forms: miniu [comparative], no-table-tags [table-tags], min [masculine, nominative, singular], min [feminine, nominative, singular], min [neuter, nominative, singular], min [masculine, singular, vocative], min [feminine, singular, vocative], min [neuter, singular, vocative], min [accusative, masculine, singular], min [accusative, feminine, singular], min [accusative, neuter, singular], min [genitive, masculine, singular], mine [feminine, genitive, singular], min [genitive, neuter, singular], min [dative, masculine, singular], min [dative, feminine, singular], min [dative, neuter, singular], min [masculine, nominative, plural], mina [error-unrecognized-form, feminine, neuter, nominative, singular], minu [masculine, plural, vocative], mina [masculine, plural, vocative], mina [error-unrecognized-form, feminine, neuter, singular, vocative], minu [accusative, masculine, plural], mina [accusative, masculine, plural], mina [accusative, error-unrecognized-form, feminine, neuter, singular], min [error-unrecognized-form, genitive], min [genitive, masculine], minaib [dative, error-unrecognized-form], minaib [dative, masculine]
  1. minute, small
    Sense id: en-min-sga-adj-buHDS8-I
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [ˈmʲinʲ] Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], min [error-unrecognized-form], also mmin after a proclitic [error-unrecognized-form], ending in a vowel [error-unrecognized-form]
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
  1. dative/accusative singular of men Tags: accusative, dative, form-of, singular Form of: men
    Sense id: en-min-sga-noun-OUnT6cK- Categories (other): Old Irish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old Irish entries with incorrect language header: 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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    },
    {
      "form": "mine",
      "source": "declension",
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    },
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    },
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    {
      "form": "mina",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
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      "form": "mina",
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    {
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      "form": "minaib",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "minaib",
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        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "head": ""
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    },
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        "dat_f_sg": "min",
        "dat_m_sg": "min",
        "dat_n_sg": "min",
        "dat_pl": "minaib",
        "gen_f_sg": "mine",
        "gen_m_sg": "min",
        "gen_n_sg": "min",
        "gen_pl": "min",
        "info": "o/ā-stem",
        "nom_f_sg": "min",
        "nom_fn_pl": "mina",
        "nom_m_pl": "min",
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        "nom_n_sg": "min",
        "notes": "† not when substantivized",
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        "minute, small"
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "minute",
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          "small"
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[mʲin]",
      "note": "masculine nominative/accusative/dative singular, feminine nominative/vocative singular, neuter nominative/vocative/accusative/dative singular, all genders genitive plural"
    },
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    "Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
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    {
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    {
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    {
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    {
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    {
      "form": "mine",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    {
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        "dat_n_sg": "min",
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        "gen_m_sg": "min",
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          "minute",
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    {
      "ipa": "[mʲin]",
      "note": "masculine nominative/accusative/dative singular, feminine nominative/vocative singular, neuter nominative/vocative/accusative/dative singular, all genders genitive plural"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mʲinʲ]",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "min"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "min",
      "source": "mutation",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "also mmin after a proclitic",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ending in a vowel",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Irish",
  "lang_code": "sga",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "men"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dative/accusative singular of men"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "men",
          "men#Old_Irish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dative",
        "form-of",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmʲinʲ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "min"
}

Download raw JSONL data for min meaning in Old Irish (6.1kB)

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  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Old Irish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "min",
  "trace": ""
}

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  ],
  "section": "Old Irish",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "min",
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}

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  "path": [
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  "section": "Old Irish",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "min",
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}

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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'nasalization'",
  "path": [
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  "section": "Old Irish",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "min",
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}

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