"gann" meaning in Scottish Gaelic

See gann in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kaun̪ˠ/, [ɡ̊ãʊ̃n̪ˠ] [Lewis] Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], gann [error-unrecognized-form], ghann [error-unrecognized-form]
Etymology: From Old Irish gand. Etymology templates: {{inh|gd|sga|gand}} Old Irish gand Head templates: {{head|gd|adjective}} gann
  1. sparse, thin
    Sense id: en-gann-gd-adj-Uh2Qdi6J Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 22 28 22 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 28 22 28
  2. scarce, scant, rare
    Sense id: en-gann-gd-adj-4u6YyFYe Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 22 28 22 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 28 22 28 Disambiguation of Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header: 43 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: gann de
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "gann de"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "gand"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish gand",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish gand.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gann",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ghann",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "adjective"
      },
      "expansion": "gann",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
  "lang_code": "gd",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "22 28 22 28",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "22 28 22 28",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sparse, thin"
      ],
      "id": "en-gann-gd-adj-Uh2Qdi6J",
      "links": [
        [
          "sparse",
          "sparse"
        ],
        [
          "thin",
          "thin"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "22 28 22 28",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "22 28 22 28",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "43 57",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "scarce, scant, rare"
      ],
      "id": "en-gann-gd-adj-4u6YyFYe",
      "links": [
        [
          "scarce",
          "scarce"
        ],
        [
          "scant",
          "scant"
        ],
        [
          "rare",
          "rare"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kaun̪ˠ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɡ̊ãʊ̃n̪ˠ]",
      "tags": [
        "Lewis"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "gann"
}
{
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    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Scottish Gaelic adjectives",
    "Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header",
    "Scottish Gaelic lemmas",
    "Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish",
    "Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "gann de"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "gand"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish gand",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish gand.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gann",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ghann",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "adjective"
      },
      "expansion": "gann",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
  "lang_code": "gd",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sparse, thin"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sparse",
          "sparse"
        ],
        [
          "thin",
          "thin"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "scarce, scant, rare"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "scarce",
          "scarce"
        ],
        [
          "scant",
          "scant"
        ],
        [
          "rare",
          "rare"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kaun̪ˠ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɡ̊ãʊ̃n̪ˠ]",
      "tags": [
        "Lewis"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "gann"
}

Download raw JSONL data for gann meaning in Scottish Gaelic (1.2kB)

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  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: gann/Scottish Gaelic 'radical' base_tags=set()",
  "path": [
    "gann"
  ],
  "section": "Scottish Gaelic",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "gann",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'lenition'",
  "path": [
    "gann"
  ],
  "section": "Scottish Gaelic",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "gann",
  "trace": ""
}

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