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{
"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "leas-nighean"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "clann-nighean"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "gd",
"2": "sga",
"3": "ingen"
},
"expansion": "Old Irish ingen",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gd",
"2": "pgl",
"3": "ᚔᚅᚔᚌᚓᚅᚐ"
},
"expansion": "Primitive Irish ᚔᚅᚔᚌᚓᚅᚐ (inigena)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gd",
"2": "cel-pro",
"3": "*enigenā"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Celtic *enigenā",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gd",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*h₁én",
"4": "",
"5": "in"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₁én (“in”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ine-pro",
"2": "*ǵenh₁-",
"3": "",
"4": "produce, give birth"
},
"expansion": "*ǵenh₁- (“produce, give birth”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "indigena",
"3": "",
"4": "native"
},
"expansion": "Latin indigena (“native”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "grc",
"2": "ἐγγόνη",
"3": "",
"4": "granddaughter"
},
"expansion": "Ancient Greek ἐγγόνη (engónē, “granddaughter”)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Old Irish ingen, from Primitive Irish ᚔᚅᚔᚌᚓᚅᚐ (inigena), from Proto-Celtic *enigenā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁én (“in”) + *ǵenh₁- (“produce, give birth”) (compare Latin indigena (“native”), Ancient Greek ἐγγόνη (engónē, “granddaughter”)).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "nighinn",
"tags": [
"dative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "nighinn",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "nighinne",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "ìghne",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "nigheanan",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "nigheannan",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "nighnean",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "ìghnean",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "gd",
"10": "nighinn",
"11": "or",
"12": "nighinne",
"13": "or",
"14": "ìghne",
"15": "",
"16": "",
"17": "plural",
"18": "nigheanan",
"19": "or",
"2": "noun",
"20": "nigheannan",
"21": "or",
"22": "nighnean",
"23": "or",
"24": "ìghnean",
"3": "dative singular",
"4": "nighinn",
"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": "f",
"g2": "",
"g3": "",
"head": ""
},
"expansion": "nighean f (dative singular nighinn, genitive singular nighinn or nighinne or ìghne, plural nigheanan or nigheannan or nighnean or ìghnean)",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {
"dat": "nighinn",
"g": "f",
"gen": "nighinn",
"gen2": "nighinne",
"gen3": "ìghne",
"pl": "nigheanan",
"pl2": "nigheannan",
"pl3": "nighnean",
"pl4": "ìghnean"
},
"expansion": "nighean f (dative singular nighinn, genitive singular nighinn or nighinne or ìghne, plural nigheanan or nigheannan or nighnean or ìghnean)",
"name": "gd-noun"
}
],
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"lang_code": "gd",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "77 12 12",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "94 3 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Scottish Gaelic entries with topic categories using raw markup",
"parents": [
"Entries with topic categories using raw markup",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "100 0 0",
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "gd",
"name": "Family",
"orig": "gd:Family",
"parents": [
"People",
"Human",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "98 1 1",
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "gd",
"name": "Female",
"orig": "gd:Female",
"parents": [
"Gender",
"Biology",
"Psychology",
"Sociology",
"Sciences",
"Social sciences",
"All topics",
"Society",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"daughter, female offspring"
],
"id": "en-nighean-gd-noun-xTQ9H55b",
"links": [
[
"daughter",
"daughter"
],
[
"offspring",
"offspring"
]
],
"tags": [
"feminine"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"girl"
],
"id": "en-nighean-gd-noun-QxuhxpNn",
"links": [
[
"girl",
"girl"
]
],
"tags": [
"feminine"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"english": "Will you listen to me, my brown-haired girl?",
"text": "An cluinn thu mi, mo nighean donn?",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"maiden, young woman"
],
"id": "en-nighean-gd-noun-WKhUF5XM",
"links": [
[
"maiden",
"maiden"
],
[
"young",
"young"
],
[
"woman",
"woman"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "ainnir"
},
{
"word": "cailin"
},
{
"word": "gruagach"
},
{
"word": "maighdeann"
},
{
"word": "òigh"
},
{
"word": "rìbhinn"
}
],
"tags": [
"feminine"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈɲiː.an/"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "nigheann"
}
],
"word": "nighean"
}
{
"categories": [
"Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header",
"Scottish Gaelic entries with topic categories using raw markup",
"Scottish Gaelic feminine nouns",
"Scottish Gaelic lemmas",
"Scottish Gaelic nouns",
"Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish",
"Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Primitive Irish",
"Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
"Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
"Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish",
"Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Primitive Irish",
"Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
"Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
"Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation",
"gd-noun 2",
"gd:Family",
"gd:Female"
],
"derived": [
{
"word": "leas-nighean"
},
{
"word": "clann-nighean"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "gd",
"2": "sga",
"3": "ingen"
},
"expansion": "Old Irish ingen",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gd",
"2": "pgl",
"3": "ᚔᚅᚔᚌᚓᚅᚐ"
},
"expansion": "Primitive Irish ᚔᚅᚔᚌᚓᚅᚐ (inigena)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gd",
"2": "cel-pro",
"3": "*enigenā"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Celtic *enigenā",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gd",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*h₁én",
"4": "",
"5": "in"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₁én (“in”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ine-pro",
"2": "*ǵenh₁-",
"3": "",
"4": "produce, give birth"
},
"expansion": "*ǵenh₁- (“produce, give birth”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "indigena",
"3": "",
"4": "native"
},
"expansion": "Latin indigena (“native”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "grc",
"2": "ἐγγόνη",
"3": "",
"4": "granddaughter"
},
"expansion": "Ancient Greek ἐγγόνη (engónē, “granddaughter”)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Old Irish ingen, from Primitive Irish ᚔᚅᚔᚌᚓᚅᚐ (inigena), from Proto-Celtic *enigenā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁én (“in”) + *ǵenh₁- (“produce, give birth”) (compare Latin indigena (“native”), Ancient Greek ἐγγόνη (engónē, “granddaughter”)).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "nighinn",
"tags": [
"dative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "nighinn",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "nighinne",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "ìghne",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "nigheanan",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "nigheannan",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "nighnean",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "ìghnean",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "gd",
"10": "nighinn",
"11": "or",
"12": "nighinne",
"13": "or",
"14": "ìghne",
"15": "",
"16": "",
"17": "plural",
"18": "nigheanan",
"19": "or",
"2": "noun",
"20": "nigheannan",
"21": "or",
"22": "nighnean",
"23": "or",
"24": "ìghnean",
"3": "dative singular",
"4": "nighinn",
"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": "f",
"g2": "",
"g3": "",
"head": ""
},
"expansion": "nighean f (dative singular nighinn, genitive singular nighinn or nighinne or ìghne, plural nigheanan or nigheannan or nighnean or ìghnean)",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {
"dat": "nighinn",
"g": "f",
"gen": "nighinn",
"gen2": "nighinne",
"gen3": "ìghne",
"pl": "nigheanan",
"pl2": "nigheannan",
"pl3": "nighnean",
"pl4": "ìghnean"
},
"expansion": "nighean f (dative singular nighinn, genitive singular nighinn or nighinne or ìghne, plural nigheanan or nigheannan or nighnean or ìghnean)",
"name": "gd-noun"
}
],
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"lang_code": "gd",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"daughter, female offspring"
],
"links": [
[
"daughter",
"daughter"
],
[
"offspring",
"offspring"
]
],
"tags": [
"feminine"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"girl"
],
"links": [
[
"girl",
"girl"
]
],
"tags": [
"feminine"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Scottish Gaelic terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "Will you listen to me, my brown-haired girl?",
"text": "An cluinn thu mi, mo nighean donn?",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"maiden, young woman"
],
"links": [
[
"maiden",
"maiden"
],
[
"young",
"young"
],
[
"woman",
"woman"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "ainnir"
},
{
"word": "cailin"
},
{
"word": "gruagach"
},
{
"word": "maighdeann"
},
{
"word": "òigh"
},
{
"word": "rìbhinn"
}
],
"tags": [
"feminine"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈɲiː.an/"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "nigheann"
}
],
"word": "nighean"
}
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