sercach in Old Irish

IPA: /ˈsʲeɾ.kəx/ Forms: sercaigthi [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], sercach [mutation, mutation-radical], ṡercach [lenition, mutation], sercach [error-unrecognized-form, mutation] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From serc (“love”) + -ach. Etymology templates: {{affix|sga|serc|-ach|pos=adjective|t1=love}} serc (“love”) + -ach Head templates: {{head|sga|adjective|||||superlative|sercaigthi|head=|var=}} sercach (superlative sercaigthi), {{sga-adj|sup=sercaigthi}} sercach (superlative sercaigthi) Inflection templates: {{sga-mutation}}

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        "3": "-ach",
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      },
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      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From serc (“love”) + -ach.",
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      "form": "sercaigthi",
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    },
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      "source": "mutation",
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      "source": "mutation",
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        "mutation-radical"
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    {
      "form": "ṡercach",
      "links": [
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          "ṡercach",
          "sercach#Old_Irish"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
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        "mutation"
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
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      "glosses": [
        "partial, biased"
      ],
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          "partial",
          "partial"
        ],
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          "biased"
        ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsʲeɾ.kəx/"
    },
    {
      "note": "Blasse",
      "other": "[ˈsʲeɾ.kax]"
    },
    {
      "note": "Griffith",
      "other": "[ˈsʲeɾ.kəx]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sercach"
}

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    "Old Irish adjectives suffixed with -ach",
    "Old Irish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old Irish lemmas",
    "Old Irish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
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      },
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      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From serc (“love”) + -ach.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sercaigthi",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "source": "mutation",
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        "inflection-template"
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        "mutation",
        "mutation-radical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ṡercach",
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        [
          "ṡercach",
          "sercach#Old_Irish"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "lenition",
        "mutation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sercach",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "mutation"
      ]
    }
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        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
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      },
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    },
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          "lovable",
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      "glosses": [
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      ],
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          "partial",
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          "biased",
          "biased"
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsʲeɾ.kəx/"
    },
    {
      "note": "Blasse",
      "other": "[ˈsʲeɾ.kax]"
    },
    {
      "note": "Griffith",
      "other": "[ˈsʲeɾ.kəx]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sercach"
}

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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'nasalization'",
  "path": [
    "sercach"
  ],
  "section": "Old Irish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
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"sercach" meaning in Old Irish

Adjective