"Breatainn" meaning in Scottish Gaelic

See Breatainn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈpɾʲɛht̪ɪɲ/ Forms: a' Bhreatainn [canonical, feminine], na Breatainne [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Breatainn [error-unrecognized-form], Bhreatainn [error-unrecognized-form]
Etymology: From Old Irish Bretain. Etymology templates: {{inh|gd|sga|Bretain}} Old Irish Bretain Head templates: {{head|gd|proper noun|genitive|na Breatainne|g=f|head=a' Bhreatainn}} a' Bhreatainn f (genitive na Breatainne)
  1. (loosely) Britain (the United Kingdom, a kingdom and country in Northern Europe including the island of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland on the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland) Tags: broadly Categories (place): Countries in Europe
    Sense id: en-Breatainn-gd-name-xDaSJu1Q Categories (other): British Isles, Polities, United Kingdom, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 63 37 Disambiguation of Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header: 64 36
  2. Britain (great Britain, a large island (sometimes also including some of the surrounding smaller islands) off the north-west coast of Western Europe, made up of England, Scotland, and Wales; especially (but not exclusively) during antiquity)
    Sense id: en-Breatainn-gd-name-wuztX2o4 Categories (other): Islands
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Breatannach, Ceap Breatainn, Cànan-soidhnidh Bhreatainn Related terms: Rìoghachd Aonaichte

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Breatannach"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Ceap Breatainn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Cànan-soidhnidh Bhreatainn"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "gd",
        "2": "sga",
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      "expansion": "Old Irish Bretain",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish Bretain.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "a' Bhreatainn",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na Breatainne",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Breatainn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bhreatainn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "3": "genitive",
        "4": "na Breatainne",
        "g": "f",
        "head": "a' Bhreatainn"
      },
      "expansion": "a' Bhreatainn f (genitive na Breatainne)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
  "lang_code": "gd",
  "pos": "name",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Rìoghachd Aonaichte"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
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        {
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          "langcode": "gd",
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          "orig": "gd:British Isles",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "gd",
          "name": "Countries in Europe",
          "orig": "gd:Countries in Europe",
          "parents": [
            "Countries",
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "gd",
          "name": "Polities",
          "orig": "gd:Polities",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "gd",
          "name": "United Kingdom",
          "orig": "gd:United Kingdom",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "76 24",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "63 37",
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "64 36",
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          "name": "Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Britain (the United Kingdom, a kingdom and country in Northern Europe including the island of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland on the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland)"
      ],
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        [
          "United Kingdom",
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        ],
        [
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        ],
        [
          "country",
          "country"
        ],
        [
          "Northern Europe",
          "Northern Europe#English"
        ],
        [
          "Great Britain",
          "Great Britain"
        ],
        [
          "Northern Ireland",
          "Northern Ireland"
        ],
        [
          "Ireland",
          "Ireland"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(loosely) Britain (the United Kingdom, a kingdom and country in Northern Europe including the island of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland on the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly"
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "gd",
          "name": "Islands",
          "orig": "gd:Islands",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Britain (great Britain, a large island (sometimes also including some of the surrounding smaller islands) off the north-west coast of Western Europe, made up of England, Scotland, and Wales; especially (but not exclusively) during antiquity)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Breatainn-gd-name-wuztX2o4",
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        [
          "Britain",
          "Britain#English:_Q23666"
        ],
        [
          "great Britain",
          "Great Britain"
        ],
        [
          "island",
          "island"
        ],
        [
          "Western Europe",
          "Western Europe#English"
        ],
        [
          "England",
          "England"
        ],
        [
          "Scotland",
          "Scotland"
        ],
        [
          "Wales",
          "Wales"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɾʲɛht̪ɪɲ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Breatainn"
}
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header",
    "Scottish Gaelic feminine nouns",
    "Scottish Gaelic lemmas",
    "Scottish Gaelic proper nouns",
    "Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish",
    "Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Breatannach"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ceap Breatainn"
    },
    {
      "word": "Cànan-soidhnidh Bhreatainn"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "gd",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "Bretain"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish Bretain",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish Bretain.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "a' Bhreatainn",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na Breatainne",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
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    {
      "form": "Breatainn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Bhreatainn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "3": "genitive",
        "4": "na Breatainne",
        "g": "f",
        "head": "a' Bhreatainn"
      },
      "expansion": "a' Bhreatainn f (genitive na Breatainne)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
  "lang_code": "gd",
  "pos": "name",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Rìoghachd Aonaichte"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
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        "gd:British Isles",
        "gd:Countries in Europe",
        "gd:Polities",
        "gd:United Kingdom"
      ],
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        "Britain (the United Kingdom, a kingdom and country in Northern Europe including the island of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland on the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland)"
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          "Britain#English:_Q145"
        ],
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          "United Kingdom",
          "United Kingdom"
        ],
        [
          "kingdom",
          "kingdom"
        ],
        [
          "country",
          "country"
        ],
        [
          "Northern Europe",
          "Northern Europe#English"
        ],
        [
          "Great Britain",
          "Great Britain"
        ],
        [
          "Northern Ireland",
          "Northern Ireland"
        ],
        [
          "Ireland",
          "Ireland"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(loosely) Britain (the United Kingdom, a kingdom and country in Northern Europe including the island of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland on the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly"
      ]
    },
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        "gd:Islands"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Britain (great Britain, a large island (sometimes also including some of the surrounding smaller islands) off the north-west coast of Western Europe, made up of England, Scotland, and Wales; especially (but not exclusively) during antiquity)"
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        [
          "Britain",
          "Britain#English:_Q23666"
        ],
        [
          "great Britain",
          "Great Britain"
        ],
        [
          "island",
          "island"
        ],
        [
          "Western Europe",
          "Western Europe#English"
        ],
        [
          "England",
          "England"
        ],
        [
          "Scotland",
          "Scotland"
        ],
        [
          "Wales",
          "Wales"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɾʲɛht̪ɪɲ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Breatainn"
}

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