tám in Old Irish

IPA: /ˈt̪aːβ̃/ Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], tám [error-unrecognized-form], thám [error-unrecognized-form] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Proto-Celtic *tāmus, which could be related to *tādeti (“to melt”). Alternatively from Proto-Indo-European *temH-, whence also Sanskrit ताम्यति (tāmyati, “to choke, to die”), Old Church Slavonic томити (tomiti, “to languish”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sga|cel-pro|*tāmus}} Proto-Celtic *tāmus, {{der|sga|ine-pro|*temH-}} Proto-Indo-European *temH-, {{cog|sa|ताम्यति|t=to choke, to die}} Sanskrit ताम्यति (tāmyati, “to choke, to die”), {{cog|cu|томити|t=to languish}} Old Church Slavonic томити (tomiti, “to languish”) Head templates: {{head|sga|noun||||{{{2}}}||||||||{{{3}}}||{{{pl2}}}||{{{pl3}}}|altform=|cat2=|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} tám m, {{sga-noun|m}} tám m Inflection templates: {{sga-mutation}}

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{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "word": "támh"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Manx",
      "lang_code": "gv",
      "word": "taaue"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "lang_code": "gd",
      "word": "tàmh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*tāmus"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *tāmus",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*temH-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *temH-",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "ताम्यति",
        "t": "to choke, to die"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit ताम्यति (tāmyati, “to choke, to die”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cu",
        "2": "томити",
        "t": "to languish"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Church Slavonic томити (tomiti, “to languish”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Celtic *tāmus, which could be related to *tādeti (“to melt”). Alternatively from Proto-Indo-European *temH-, whence also Sanskrit ताम्यति (tāmyati, “to choke, to die”), Old Church Slavonic томити (tomiti, “to languish”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sga-mutation",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tám",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "thám",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "10": "",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "{{{3}}}",
        "15": "",
        "16": "{{{pl2}}}",
        "17": "",
        "18": "{{{pl3}}}",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{2}}}",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "altform": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "tám m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "tám m",
      "name": "sga-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "sga-mutation"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Irish",
  "lang_code": "sga",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 7 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "26 2 1 2 1 1 26 16 23 0 1 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 7 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "27 1 1 2 1 0 26 16 23 0 1 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "plague, disease"
      ],
      "id": "en-tám-sga-noun-AQrnf-u7",
      "links": [
        [
          "plague",
          "plague"
        ],
        [
          "disease",
          "disease"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt̪aːβ̃/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tám"
}

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{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 7 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "vi:Eight"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "word": "támh"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Manx",
      "lang_code": "gv",
      "word": "taaue"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "lang_code": "gd",
      "word": "tàmh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*tāmus"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *tāmus",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*temH-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *temH-",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "ताम्यति",
        "t": "to choke, to die"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit ताम्यति (tāmyati, “to choke, to die”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cu",
        "2": "томити",
        "t": "to languish"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Church Slavonic томити (tomiti, “to languish”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Celtic *tāmus, which could be related to *tādeti (“to melt”). Alternatively from Proto-Indo-European *temH-, whence also Sanskrit ताम्यति (tāmyati, “to choke, to die”), Old Church Slavonic томити (tomiti, “to languish”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sga-mutation",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tám",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "thám",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "10": "",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "{{{3}}}",
        "15": "",
        "16": "{{{pl2}}}",
        "17": "",
        "18": "{{{pl3}}}",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{2}}}",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "altform": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "tám m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "tám m",
      "name": "sga-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "sga-mutation"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Irish",
  "lang_code": "sga",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old Irish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old Irish lemmas",
        "Old Irish masculine nouns",
        "Old Irish nouns",
        "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 7 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "plague, disease"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "plague",
          "plague"
        ],
        [
          "disease",
          "disease"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt̪aːβ̃/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tám"
}

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{
  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: tám/Old Irish 'radical' base_tags=set()",
  "path": [
    "tám"
  ],
  "section": "Old Irish",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "tám",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'lenition'",
  "path": [
    "tám"
  ],
  "section": "Old Irish",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "tám",
  "trace": ""
}

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

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"tám" meaning in Old Irish

Noun