"eadar" meaning in Scottish Gaelic

See eadar in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

IPA: /ˈet̪əɾ/, /ˈat̪əɾ/ [Lewis], /ˈæt̪əɾ/ [Lewis]
Etymology: From Old Irish eter. Cognates include Irish idir and Manx eddyr. Etymology templates: {{inh|gd|sga|eter}} Old Irish eter, {{cog|ga|idir}} Irish idir, {{cog|gv|eddyr}} Manx eddyr Head templates: {{head|gd|preposition|+ nominative||||||||||||cat2=prepositions governing the nominative|head=}} eadar (+ nominative), {{gd-prep|nom}} eadar (+ nominative), {{head|gd|preposition|+ nominative||triggers lenition||||||||||cat2=prepositions governing the nominative|head=}} eadar (+ nominative, triggers lenition), {{gd-prep|nom|L}} eadar (+ nominative, triggers lenition) Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], - [first-person, singular], - [emphatic, first-person, singular], - [second-person, singular], - [emphatic, second-person, singular], - [masculine, singular, third-person], - [emphatic, masculine, singular, third-person], - [feminine, singular, third-person], - [emphatic, feminine, singular, third-person], eadarainn [first-person, plural], eadarainne [emphatic, first-person, plural], eadaraibh [plural, second-person], eadaraibhse [emphatic, plural, second-person], eatarra [plural, third-person], eatarrasan [emphatic, plural, third-person]
  1. between Tags: with-nominative
    Sense id: en-eadar-gd-prep--7J~vcT0 Categories (other): Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header, Scottish Gaelic prepositions, Scottish Gaelic prepositions governing the nominative Disambiguation of Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Scottish Gaelic prepositions: 46 54 Disambiguation of Scottish Gaelic prepositions governing the nominative: 55 45
  2. (uncommon or dated) both; each, every Tags: dated, triggers-lenition, uncommon, with-nominative
    Sense id: en-eadar-gd-prep-R6nlLLLS Categories (other): Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header, Scottish Gaelic prepositions, Scottish Gaelic prepositions governing the nominative Disambiguation of Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Scottish Gaelic prepositions: 46 54 Disambiguation of Scottish Gaelic prepositions governing the nominative: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: eadar a' chlach is an sgrath (english: between a rock and a hard place; in two minds), eadar dà bharail (english: of two minds), eadar dà chloich (english: between a rock and a hard place), eadar dà sgeul (english: incidentally; by the way), eadar- (english: inter-), eadraig (english: to interpose, separate), eadraiginn (english: interference, intervention, mediation), leugh eadar na sreathan (english: read between the lines) Related terms: am measg (english: among)

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "between a rock and a hard place; in two minds",
      "translation": "between a rock and a hard place; in two minds",
      "word": "eadar a' chlach is an sgrath"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "of two minds",
      "translation": "of two minds",
      "word": "eadar dà bharail"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "between a rock and a hard place",
      "translation": "between a rock and a hard place",
      "word": "eadar dà chloich"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "incidentally; by the way",
      "translation": "incidentally; by the way",
      "word": "eadar dà sgeul"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "inter-",
      "translation": "inter-",
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      "english": "to interpose, separate",
      "translation": "to interpose, separate",
      "word": "eadraig"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "interference, intervention, mediation",
      "translation": "interference, intervention, mediation",
      "word": "eadraiginn"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "read between the lines",
      "translation": "read between the lines",
      "word": "leugh eadar na sreathan"
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          "text": "eadar a h-aon is a dhà",
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          "english": "throughout the country",
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          "english": "both big and small",
          "text": "eadar mhòr is bheag",
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          "english": "both continents and islands",
          "text": "eadar thìr-mòr agus eileanan",
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          "english": "Each stone and beam and stave",
          "text": "Eadar chlach is chuaille is chrann",
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      "ipa": "/ˈet̪əɾ/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈat̪əɾ/",
      "tags": [
        "Lewis"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈæt̪əɾ/",
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        "Lewis"
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  "word": "eadar"
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      "english": "between a rock and a hard place; in two minds",
      "translation": "between a rock and a hard place; in two minds",
      "word": "eadar a' chlach is an sgrath"
    },
    {
      "english": "of two minds",
      "translation": "of two minds",
      "word": "eadar dà bharail"
    },
    {
      "english": "between a rock and a hard place",
      "translation": "between a rock and a hard place",
      "word": "eadar dà chloich"
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    {
      "english": "incidentally; by the way",
      "translation": "incidentally; by the way",
      "word": "eadar dà sgeul"
    },
    {
      "english": "inter-",
      "translation": "inter-",
      "word": "eadar-"
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    {
      "english": "to interpose, separate",
      "translation": "to interpose, separate",
      "word": "eadraig"
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    {
      "english": "interference, intervention, mediation",
      "translation": "interference, intervention, mediation",
      "word": "eadraiginn"
    },
    {
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      "word": "leugh eadar na sreathan"
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          "english": "throughout the country",
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          "text": "eadar mhòr is bheag",
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          "english": "both continents and islands",
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          "english": "Each stone and beam and stave",
          "text": "Eadar chlach is chuaille is chrann",
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      ],
      "head_nr": 2,
      "links": [
        [
          "both",
          "both"
        ],
        [
          "each",
          "each"
        ],
        [
          "every",
          "every"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncommon or dated) both; each, every"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "triggers-lenition",
        "uncommon",
        "with-nominative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈet̪əɾ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈat̪əɾ/",
      "tags": [
        "Lewis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈæt̪əɾ/",
      "tags": [
        "Lewis"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "eadar"
}

Download raw JSONL data for eadar meaning in Scottish Gaelic (5.9kB)

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Person:'",
  "path": [
    "eadar"
  ],
  "section": "Scottish Gaelic",
  "subsection": "preposition",
  "title": "eadar",
  "trace": ""
}

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