"ferwas" meaning in Pennsylvania German

See ferwas in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Etymology: Compound of fer (“for”) + was (“what”). Etymology templates: {{compound|pdc|fer|was|t1=for|t2=what}} fer (“for”) + was (“what”) Head templates: {{head|pdc|adverb}} ferwas
  1. (interrogatory) why
    Sense id: en-ferwas-pdc-adv-K-I8WF8V Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pennsylvania German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pennsylvania German entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Conjunction

Etymology: Compound of fer (“for”) + was (“what”). Etymology templates: {{compound|pdc|fer|was|t1=for|t2=what}} fer (“for”) + was (“what”) Head templates: {{head|pdc|conjunction}} ferwas
  1. why Synonyms: waarum
    Sense id: en-ferwas-pdc-conj-K-I8WF8V Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pennsylvania German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pennsylvania German entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
     
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        "3": "was",
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        "t2": "what"
      },
      "expansion": "fer (“for”) + was (“what”)",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compound of fer (“for”) + was (“what”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pdc",
        "2": "adverb"
      },
      "expansion": "ferwas",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Pennsylvania German",
  "lang_code": "pdc",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pennsylvania German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "why"
      ],
      "id": "en-ferwas-pdc-adv-K-I8WF8V",
      "links": [
        [
          "why",
          "why"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(interrogatory) why"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ferwas"
}

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      },
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  "etymology_text": "Compound of fer (“for”) + was (“what”).",
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      ],
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      ],
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          "why"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "waarum"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ferwas"
}

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    "Pennsylvania German conjunctions",
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    "Pennsylvania German lemmas"
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    }
  ],
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}

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    "Pennsylvania German lemmas"
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    {
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    }
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}

Download raw JSONL data for ferwas meaning in Pennsylvania German (1.5kB)

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  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: interrogatory",
  "path": [
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  "section": "Pennsylvania German",
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  "title": "ferwas",
  "trace": ""
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  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: interrogatory",
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