"sain" meaning in Old Irish

See sain in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈsanʲ/
Etymology: From Proto-Celtic *sanis (“different”) (whence Welsh hân (“separation”), from Proto-Indo-European *senH-; cognate with Latin sine, Ancient Greek ἄτερ (áter, “without, apart from”), Sanskrit सनितुर् (sanitúr, “without”), Old English sundor (“apart, separately”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sga|cel-pro|*sanis|t=different}} Proto-Celtic *sanis (“different”), {{cog|cy|hân|t=separation}} Welsh hân (“separation”), {{der|sga|ine-pro|*senH-}} Proto-Indo-European *senH-, {{cog|la|sine}} Latin sine, {{cog|grc|ἄτερ|t=without, apart from}} Ancient Greek ἄτερ (áter, “without, apart from”), {{cog|sa|सनितुर्|t=without|tr=sanitúr}} Sanskrit सनितुर् (sanitúr, “without”), {{cog|ang|sundor|t=apart, separately}} Old English sundor (“apart, separately”) Head templates: {{head|sga|adjective|||||||head=|var=}} sain, {{sga-adj}} sain Inflection templates: {{sga-decl-adj-i}}, {{sga-decl-adj-table|acc_f_sg=sain|acc_m_pl=saini|acc_m_sg=sain|dat_f_sg=sain|dat_m_sg=sain|dat_n_sg=sain|dat_pl=sainib|gen_f_sg=saine|gen_m_sg=sain|gen_n_sg=sain|gen_pl=sain* saine|info=i-stem|nom_f_sg=sain|nom_fn_pl=saini|nom_m_pl=saini|nom_m_sg=sain|nom_n_sg=sain|notes=*not when substantivized|voc_m_pl=saini|voc_m_sg=sain}}, {{sga-mutation}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], sain [masculine, nominative, singular], sain [feminine, nominative, singular], sain [neuter, nominative, singular], sain [masculine, singular, vocative], sain [feminine, singular, vocative], sain [neuter, singular, vocative], sain [accusative, masculine, singular], sain [accusative, feminine, singular], sain [accusative, neuter, singular], sain [genitive, masculine, singular], saine [feminine, genitive, singular], sain [genitive, neuter, singular], sain [dative, masculine, singular], sain [dative, feminine, singular], sain [dative, neuter, singular], saini [masculine, nominative, plural], saini [error-unrecognized-form, feminine, neuter, nominative, singular], saini [masculine, plural, vocative], saini [error-unrecognized-form, feminine, neuter, singular, vocative], saini [accusative, masculine, plural], saini [accusative, error-unrecognized-form, feminine, neuter, singular], sain [error-unrecognized-form, genitive], sain [genitive, masculine], saine [error-unrecognized-form, genitive], saine [genitive, masculine], sainib [dative, error-unrecognized-form], sainib [dative, masculine], no-table-tags [table-tags], sain [mutation, mutation-radical], ṡain [lenition, mutation], sain [error-unrecognized-form, mutation]
  1. different
    Sense id: en-sain-sga-adj-nW-WWsgy Categories (other): Old Irish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old Irish entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. special
    Sense id: en-sain-sga-adj-fUxciJTg Categories (other): Old Irish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old Irish entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sainred
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "sainred"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*sanis",
        "t": "different"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *sanis (“different”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "hân",
        "t": "separation"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "3": "*senH-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *senH-",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "sine"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin sine",
      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "सनितुर्",
        "t": "without",
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      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit सनितुर् (sanitúr, “without”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "sundor",
        "t": "apart, separately"
      },
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Celtic *sanis (“different”) (whence Welsh hân (“separation”), from Proto-Indo-European *senH-; cognate with Latin sine, Ancient Greek ἄτερ (áter, “without, apart from”), Sanskrit सनितुर् (sanitúr, “without”), Old English sundor (“apart, separately”).",
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    {
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        "masculine",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "saine",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "neuter",
        "singular"
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    {
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      "source": "inflection",
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    },
    {
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      "source": "inflection",
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    {
      "form": "sain",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "saini",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "saini",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "feminine",
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
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    },
    {
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "saine",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "saine",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "sainib",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "masculine"
      ]
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sain",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
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        "mutation-radical"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ṡain",
      "links": [
        [
          "ṡain",
          "sain#Old_Irish"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "lenition",
        "mutation"
      ]
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      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
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      ]
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        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "head": "",
        "var": ""
      },
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    },
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    }
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    },
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        "dat_m_sg": "sain",
        "dat_n_sg": "sain",
        "dat_pl": "sainib",
        "gen_f_sg": "saine",
        "gen_m_sg": "sain",
        "gen_n_sg": "sain",
        "gen_pl": "sain*\nsaine",
        "info": "i-stem",
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        "nom_fn_pl": "saini",
        "nom_m_pl": "saini",
        "nom_m_sg": "sain",
        "nom_n_sg": "sain",
        "notes": "*not when substantivized",
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        "voc_m_sg": "sain"
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    {
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      "name": "sga-mutation"
    }
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  "lang_code": "sga",
  "pos": "adj",
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          "kind": "other",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsanʲ/"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Old Irish lemmas",
    "Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Old Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
    "Old Irish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 19 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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      "word": "sainred"
    }
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "saini",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "saini",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "feminine",
        "neuter",
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        "masculine"
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      "source": "inflection",
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    {
      "form": "saine",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "masculine"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    {
      "form": "sainib",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "mutation-radical"
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          "ṡain",
          "sain#Old_Irish"
        ]
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "lenition",
        "mutation"
      ]
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      "source": "mutation",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
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        "acc_m_pl": "saini",
        "acc_m_sg": "sain",
        "dat_f_sg": "sain",
        "dat_m_sg": "sain",
        "dat_n_sg": "sain",
        "dat_pl": "sainib",
        "gen_f_sg": "saine",
        "gen_m_sg": "sain",
        "gen_n_sg": "sain",
        "gen_pl": "sain*\nsaine",
        "info": "i-stem",
        "nom_f_sg": "sain",
        "nom_fn_pl": "saini",
        "nom_m_pl": "saini",
        "nom_m_sg": "sain",
        "nom_n_sg": "sain",
        "notes": "*not when substantivized",
        "voc_m_pl": "saini",
        "voc_m_sg": "sain"
      },
      "name": "sga-decl-adj-table"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "sga-mutation"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Irish",
  "lang_code": "sga",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "different"
      ],
      "head_nr": 1,
      "links": [
        [
          "different",
          "different"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "special"
      ],
      "head_nr": 1,
      "links": [
        [
          "special",
          "special"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsanʲ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sain"
}

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  "called_from": "page/1713/20221215",
  "msg": "later head without list of senses,template node #, sain/Old Irish",
  "path": [
    "sain"
  ],
  "section": "Old Irish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "sain",
  "trace": ""
}

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

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

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