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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": "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"
]
},
{
"form": "nighinn",
"tags": [
"genitive"
]
},
{
"form": "nighinne",
"tags": [
"genitive"
]
},
{
"form": "ìghne",
"tags": [
"genitive"
]
},
{
"form": "inghinn",
"tags": [
"genitive"
]
},
{
"form": "nigheanan",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "nigheannan",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "nighnean",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "ìghnean",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "ingheanan",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "gd",
"10": "ìghne",
"11": "or",
"12": "inghinn",
"13": "plural",
"14": "nigheanan",
"15": "or",
"16": "nigheannan",
"17": "or",
"18": "nighnean",
"19": "or",
"2": "noun",
"20": "ìghnean",
"21": "or",
"22": "ingheanan",
"3": "dative",
"4": "nighinn",
"5": "genitive",
"6": "nighinn",
"7": "or",
"8": "nighinne",
"9": "or",
"g": "f"
},
"expansion": "nighean f (dative nighinn, genitive nighinn or nighinne or ìghne or inghinn, plural nigheanan or nigheannan or nighnean or ìghnean or ingheanan)",
"name": "head"
}
],
"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": "100 0 0",
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "gd",
"name": "Family",
"orig": "gd:Family",
"parents": [
"People",
"Human",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "100 0 0",
"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": "/ˈɲĩ.un/",
"tags": [
"Lewis"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈɲiˑ.ən/",
"note": "Uist, Barra"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈɲiˑ.an/",
"note": "Uist, Barra"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈɲĩ.ən/",
"note": "Wester Ross"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "nigheann"
}
],
"word": "nighean"
}
{
"categories": [
"Pages with 2 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header",
"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",
"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": "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"
]
},
{
"form": "nighinn",
"tags": [
"genitive"
]
},
{
"form": "nighinne",
"tags": [
"genitive"
]
},
{
"form": "ìghne",
"tags": [
"genitive"
]
},
{
"form": "inghinn",
"tags": [
"genitive"
]
},
{
"form": "nigheanan",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "nigheannan",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "nighnean",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "ìghnean",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "ingheanan",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "gd",
"10": "ìghne",
"11": "or",
"12": "inghinn",
"13": "plural",
"14": "nigheanan",
"15": "or",
"16": "nigheannan",
"17": "or",
"18": "nighnean",
"19": "or",
"2": "noun",
"20": "ìghnean",
"21": "or",
"22": "ingheanan",
"3": "dative",
"4": "nighinn",
"5": "genitive",
"6": "nighinn",
"7": "or",
"8": "nighinne",
"9": "or",
"g": "f"
},
"expansion": "nighean f (dative nighinn, genitive nighinn or nighinne or ìghne or inghinn, plural nigheanan or nigheannan or nighnean or ìghnean or ingheanan)",
"name": "head"
}
],
"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": "/ˈɲĩ.un/",
"tags": [
"Lewis"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈɲiˑ.ən/",
"note": "Uist, Barra"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈɲiˑ.an/",
"note": "Uist, Barra"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈɲĩ.ən/",
"note": "Wester Ross"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "nigheann"
}
],
"word": "nighean"
}
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