"cearc" meaning in Scottish Gaelic

See cearc in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kʲʰɛɾk/ (note: Lewis, Harris), [kʲʰæɾ̥k] (note: Lewis, Harris), /kʲʰɛɾxk/ (note: Uist, Barra, Skye), [kʲʰæɾ̥xk] (note: Uist, Barra, Skye) Forms: cearc [dative, singular], circ [dative, singular], circe [genitive, singular], cearcan [plural]
Etymology: From Old Irish cerc, from Proto-Celtic *kerkā. Etymology templates: {{inh|gd|sga|cerc}} Old Irish cerc, {{inh|gd|cel-pro|*kerkā}} Proto-Celtic *kerkā Head templates: {{head|gd|noun|dative singular|cearc|or|circ|||genitive singular|circe|||||||||plural|cearcan||||||{{{pl4}}}|||cat2=|f10accel-form=p|f11accel-form=genpl|f1accel-form=dat|s|f2accel-form=dat|s|f3accel-form=dat|s|f4accel-form=gen|s|f5accel-form=gen|s|f6accel-form=gen|s|f7accel-form=gen|s|f8accel-form=p|f9accel-form=p|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} cearc f (dative singular cearc or circ, genitive singular circe, plural cearcan), {{gd-noun|dat=cearc|dat2=circ|g=f|gen=circe|pl=cearcan}} cearc f (dative singular cearc or circ, genitive singular circe, plural cearcan)
  1. hen Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-cearc-gd-noun-1EoI3jmB Categories (other): Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header, Female animals Disambiguation of Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Female animals: 50 50
  2. chicken Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-cearc-gd-noun-gR64G50R Categories (other): Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header, Chickens, Female animals Disambiguation of Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Chickens: 5 95 Disambiguation of Female animals: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cearc-Fhrangach (english: turkey-hen), cearc-ghur (english: broody), cearc Innseanach (english: female guinea fowl), clamhan-nan-cearc (english: hen harrier)

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "turkey-hen",
      "translation": "turkey-hen",
      "word": "cearc-Fhrangach"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "broody",
      "translation": "broody",
      "word": "cearc-ghur"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "female guinea fowl",
      "translation": "female guinea fowl",
      "word": "cearc Innseanach"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "hen harrier",
      "translation": "hen harrier",
      "word": "clamhan-nan-cearc"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "cerc"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish cerc",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*kerkā"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *kerkā",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish cerc, from Proto-Celtic *kerkā.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cearc",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "circ",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "circe",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cearcan",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "10": "circe",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "17": "",
        "18": "",
        "19": "plural",
        "2": "noun",
        "20": "cearcan",
        "21": "",
        "22": "",
        "23": "",
        "24": "",
        "25": "",
        "26": "{{{pl4}}}",
        "27": "",
        "28": "",
        "3": "dative singular",
        "4": "cearc",
        "5": "or",
        "6": "circ",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "genitive singular",
        "cat2": "",
        "f10accel-form": "p",
        "f11accel-form": "genpl",
        "f1accel-form": "dat|s",
        "f2accel-form": "dat|s",
        "f3accel-form": "dat|s",
        "f4accel-form": "gen|s",
        "f5accel-form": "gen|s",
        "f6accel-form": "gen|s",
        "f7accel-form": "gen|s",
        "f8accel-form": "p",
        "f9accel-form": "p",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "cearc f (dative singular cearc or circ, genitive singular circe, plural cearcan)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "dat": "cearc",
        "dat2": "circ",
        "g": "f",
        "gen": "circe",
        "pl": "cearcan"
      },
      "expansion": "cearc f (dative singular cearc or circ, genitive singular circe, plural cearcan)",
      "name": "gd-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
  "lang_code": "gd",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "gd",
          "name": "Female animals",
          "orig": "gd:Female animals",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hen"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "hen",
          "hen"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
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          "_dis": "50 50",
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          "name": "Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 95",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "chicken"
      ],
      "id": "en-cearc-gd-noun-gR64G50R",
      "links": [
        [
          "chicken",
          "chicken"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kʲʰɛɾk/",
      "note": "Lewis, Harris"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʲʰæɾ̥k]",
      "note": "Lewis, Harris"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʲʰɛɾxk/",
      "note": "Uist, Barra, Skye"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʲʰæɾ̥xk]",
      "note": "Uist, Barra, Skye"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cearc"
}
{
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    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header",
    "Scottish Gaelic feminine nouns",
    "Scottish Gaelic lemmas",
    "Scottish Gaelic nouns",
    "Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish",
    "Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish",
    "Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
    "gd-noun 2",
    "gd:Chickens",
    "gd:Female animals"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "turkey-hen",
      "translation": "turkey-hen",
      "word": "cearc-Fhrangach"
    },
    {
      "english": "broody",
      "translation": "broody",
      "word": "cearc-ghur"
    },
    {
      "english": "female guinea fowl",
      "translation": "female guinea fowl",
      "word": "cearc Innseanach"
    },
    {
      "english": "hen harrier",
      "translation": "hen harrier",
      "word": "clamhan-nan-cearc"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "3": "cerc"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*kerkā"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *kerkā",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish cerc, from Proto-Celtic *kerkā.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cearc",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "circ",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "circe",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cearcan",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "10": "circe",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "17": "",
        "18": "",
        "19": "plural",
        "2": "noun",
        "20": "cearcan",
        "21": "",
        "22": "",
        "23": "",
        "24": "",
        "25": "",
        "26": "{{{pl4}}}",
        "27": "",
        "28": "",
        "3": "dative singular",
        "4": "cearc",
        "5": "or",
        "6": "circ",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "genitive singular",
        "cat2": "",
        "f10accel-form": "p",
        "f11accel-form": "genpl",
        "f1accel-form": "dat|s",
        "f2accel-form": "dat|s",
        "f3accel-form": "dat|s",
        "f4accel-form": "gen|s",
        "f5accel-form": "gen|s",
        "f6accel-form": "gen|s",
        "f7accel-form": "gen|s",
        "f8accel-form": "p",
        "f9accel-form": "p",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "cearc f (dative singular cearc or circ, genitive singular circe, plural cearcan)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "dat": "cearc",
        "dat2": "circ",
        "g": "f",
        "gen": "circe",
        "pl": "cearcan"
      },
      "expansion": "cearc f (dative singular cearc or circ, genitive singular circe, plural cearcan)",
      "name": "gd-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
  "lang_code": "gd",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "hen"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hen",
          "hen"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "chicken"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "chicken",
          "chicken"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kʲʰɛɾk/",
      "note": "Lewis, Harris"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʲʰæɾ̥k]",
      "note": "Lewis, Harris"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʲʰɛɾxk/",
      "note": "Uist, Barra, Skye"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʲʰæɾ̥xk]",
      "note": "Uist, Barra, Skye"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cearc"
}

Download raw JSONL data for cearc meaning in Scottish Gaelic (2.7kB)

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  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "cearc",
  "trace": "started on line 3, detected on line 10"
}

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  "msg": "HTML tag <div> not properly closed",
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}

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