"motha" meaning in Scottish Gaelic

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈmo.ə/ Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], motha [mutation, mutation-radical], mhotha [lenition, mutation]
Etymology: From Old Irish moä, moü, variant disyllabic forms of máu, mó (created by analogy with other adjectives), comparatives of már. Etymology templates: {{inh|gd|sga|moä}} Old Irish moä, {{m|sga|moü}} moü, {{m|sga|máu}} máu, {{m|sga|mó}} mó, {{m|sga|már}} már Head templates: {{head|gd|adjective form|cat2=comparative adjectives}} motha Inflection templates: {{gd-mut-cons|m|otha}}
  1. comparative degree of mòr Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: mòr Synonyms: [dialectal],

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "moä"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish moä",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "moü"
      },
      "expansion": "moü",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "máu"
      },
      "expansion": "máu",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "mó"
      },
      "expansion": "mó",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "már"
      },
      "expansion": "már",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish moä, moü, variant disyllabic forms of máu, mó (created by analogy with other adjectives), comparatives of már.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gd-mut-cons",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "motha",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-radical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mhotha",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "lenition",
        "mutation"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "adjective form",
        "cat2": "comparative adjectives"
      },
      "expansion": "motha",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "otha"
      },
      "name": "gd-mut-cons"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
  "lang_code": "gd",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Irish quotations with omitted translation",
          "parents": [
            "Quotations with omitted translation",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He is bigger than her.",
          "text": "Tha esan nas motha na ise.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "mòr"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "comparative degree of mòr"
      ],
      "id": "en-motha-gd-adj-OnTwEiBH",
      "links": [
        [
          "mòr",
          "mòr#Scottish Gaelic"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "tags": [
            "dialectal"
          ],
          "word": "mù"
        },
        {
          "word": "mó"
        }
      ],
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        "comparative",
        "form-of"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmo.ə/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "motha"
}
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        "2": "sga",
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      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish moä",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "moü"
      },
      "expansion": "moü",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "máu"
      },
      "expansion": "máu",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "mó"
      },
      "expansion": "mó",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "már"
      },
      "expansion": "már",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish moä, moü, variant disyllabic forms of máu, mó (created by analogy with other adjectives), comparatives of már.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gd-mut-cons",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "motha",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-radical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mhotha",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "lenition",
        "mutation"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "adjective form",
        "cat2": "comparative adjectives"
      },
      "expansion": "motha",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "otha"
      },
      "name": "gd-mut-cons"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
  "lang_code": "gd",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
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        "Irish quotations with omitted translation",
        "Irish terms with quotations",
        "Scottish Gaelic adjective forms",
        "Scottish Gaelic comparative adjectives",
        "Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header",
        "Scottish Gaelic non-lemma forms",
        "Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish",
        "Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish",
        "Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Scottish Gaelic terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He is bigger than her.",
          "text": "Tha esan nas motha na ise.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "mòr"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "comparative degree of mòr"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mòr",
          "mòr#Scottish Gaelic"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "form-of"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmo.ə/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "word": "mù"
    },
    {
      "word": "mó"
    }
  ],
  "word": "motha"
}

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