"linn" meaning in Scottish Gaelic

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Noun

IPA: /ʎiːɲ/ Forms: linn [genitive, singular], linne [genitive, singular], linntean [plural]
Etymology: From Old Irish linn (“period, space of time”). Etymology templates: {{inh|gd|sga|linn||period, space of time}} Old Irish linn (“period, space of time”) Head templates: {{head|gd|noun|||||||genitive singular|linn|or|linne|||||plural|linntean||||||{{{pl4}}}|cat2=|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=p|f8accel-form=p|f9accel-form=p|g=m|g2=f|g3=|head=}} linn m or f (genitive singular linn or linne, plural linntean), {{gd-noun|g=m|g2=f|gen=linn|gen2=linne|pl=linntean}} linn m or f (genitive singular linn or linne, plural linntean)
  1. era, age, period Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-linn-gd-noun-Vx13vS5H
  2. century Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-linn-gd-noun-VFog-vfL Categories (other): Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header: 9 32 30 29
  3. generation (genealogy) Tags: feminine, masculine Synonyms (generation): ginealach, glùn
    Sense id: en-linn-gd-noun-k~1kJ7FX Categories (other): Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header: 9 32 30 29 Disambiguation of 'generation': 19 7 63 11
  4. offspring, clutch Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-linn-gd-noun-RIVrRbcD Categories (other): Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header: 9 32 30 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Linn Ùr na Cloiche (english: New Stone Age, Neolithic Period), Na Linntean Dorcha (english: Dark Ages), Na Linntean Meadhanach [Middle-Ages], ri linn (english: during; because of; with regard to)

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "New Stone Age, Neolithic Period",
      "word": "Linn Ùr na Cloiche"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "Dark Ages",
      "word": "Na Linntean Dorcha"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Ages"
      ],
      "word": "Na Linntean Meadhanach"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "during; because of; with regard to",
      "word": "ri linn"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "linn",
        "4": "",
        "5": "period, space of time"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish linn (“period, space of time”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish linn (“period, space of time”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "linn",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "linne",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "linntean",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "10": "linn",
        "11": "or",
        "12": "linne",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "17": "plural",
        "18": "linntean",
        "19": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "20": "",
        "21": "",
        "22": "",
        "23": "",
        "24": "{{{pl4}}}",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "genitive singular",
        "cat2": "",
        "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": "p",
        "f8accel-form": "p",
        "f9accel-form": "p",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "f",
        "g3": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "linn m or f (genitive singular linn or linne, plural linntean)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "f",
        "gen": "linn",
        "gen2": "linne",
        "pl": "linntean"
      },
      "expansion": "linn m or f (genitive singular linn or linne, plural linntean)",
      "name": "gd-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
  "lang_code": "gd",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Linn Ùr ― New Age",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Bronze Age",
          "text": "Linn an Umha",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "era, age, period"
      ],
      "id": "en-linn-gd-noun-Vx13vS5H",
      "links": [
        [
          "era",
          "era"
        ],
        [
          "age",
          "age"
        ],
        [
          "period",
          "period"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "9 32 30 29",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "in the 20th century",
          "text": "san 20mh linn",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "century"
      ],
      "id": "en-linn-gd-noun-VFog-vfL",
      "links": [
        [
          "century",
          "century"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "9 32 30 29",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "from generation to generation",
          "text": "bho linn gu linn",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "generation (genealogy)"
      ],
      "id": "en-linn-gd-noun-k~1kJ7FX",
      "links": [
        [
          "generation",
          "generation"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "19 7 63 11",
          "sense": "generation",
          "word": "ginealach"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "19 7 63 11",
          "sense": "generation",
          "word": "glùn"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "9 32 30 29",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "offspring, clutch"
      ],
      "id": "en-linn-gd-noun-RIVrRbcD",
      "links": [
        [
          "offspring",
          "offspring"
        ],
        [
          "clutch",
          "clutch"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʎiːɲ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "linn"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header",
    "Scottish Gaelic feminine nouns",
    "Scottish Gaelic lemmas",
    "Scottish Gaelic masculine nouns",
    "Scottish Gaelic nouns",
    "Scottish Gaelic nouns with multiple genders",
    "Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish",
    "Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish",
    "Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "gd-noun 2"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "New Stone Age, Neolithic Period",
      "word": "Linn Ùr na Cloiche"
    },
    {
      "english": "Dark Ages",
      "word": "Na Linntean Dorcha"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Ages"
      ],
      "word": "Na Linntean Meadhanach"
    },
    {
      "english": "during; because of; with regard to",
      "word": "ri linn"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "linn",
        "4": "",
        "5": "period, space of time"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish linn (“period, space of time”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish linn (“period, space of time”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "linn",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "linne",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "linntean",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "10": "linn",
        "11": "or",
        "12": "linne",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "17": "plural",
        "18": "linntean",
        "19": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "20": "",
        "21": "",
        "22": "",
        "23": "",
        "24": "{{{pl4}}}",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "genitive singular",
        "cat2": "",
        "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": "p",
        "f8accel-form": "p",
        "f9accel-form": "p",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "f",
        "g3": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "linn m or f (genitive singular linn or linne, plural linntean)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "f",
        "gen": "linn",
        "gen2": "linne",
        "pl": "linntean"
      },
      "expansion": "linn m or f (genitive singular linn or linne, plural linntean)",
      "name": "gd-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
  "lang_code": "gd",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Scottish Gaelic terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Linn Ùr ― New Age",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Bronze Age",
          "text": "Linn an Umha",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "era, age, period"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "era",
          "era"
        ],
        [
          "age",
          "age"
        ],
        [
          "period",
          "period"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Scottish Gaelic terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "in the 20th century",
          "text": "san 20mh linn",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "century"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "century",
          "century"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Scottish Gaelic terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "from generation to generation",
          "text": "bho linn gu linn",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "generation (genealogy)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "generation",
          "generation"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "offspring, clutch"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "offspring",
          "offspring"
        ],
        [
          "clutch",
          "clutch"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʎiːɲ/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "generation",
      "word": "ginealach"
    },
    {
      "sense": "generation",
      "word": "glùn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "linn"
}

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