"alë" meaning in Unami

See alë in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *aθetwi inan (“be rotten, be decayed”). Etymology templates: {{inh|unm|alg-pro|*aθetwi|g=in|t=be rotten, be decayed}} Proto-Algonquian *aθetwi inan (“be rotten, be decayed”) Head templates: {{unm-verb|vii|anim=alël}} alë (VII (inanimate-subject intransitive), animate equivalent alël) Forms: equivalent alël [animate], present [table-tags], Term? [first-person, singular], Term? [second-person, singular], alët [singular, third-person], Term? [first-person, inclusive, plural], Term? [exclusive, first-person, plural], Term? [plural, second-person], alëtëwa [plural, third-person]
  1. to be rotten, to be decayed (of an inanimte subject) Derived forms: alësite, alët, alëtun
    Sense id: en-alë-unm-verb-N2Erdv-p Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Unami entries with incorrect language header
     
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  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "*aθetwi",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/aθetwi"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "unm",
        "2": "alg-pro",
        "3": "*aθetwi",
        "g": "in",
        "t": "be rotten, be decayed"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Algonquian *aθetwi inan (“be rotten, be decayed”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *aθetwi inan (“be rotten, be decayed”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "equivalent alël",
      "tags": [
        "animate"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Term?",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Term?",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alët",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Term?",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "inclusive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Term?",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "exclusive",
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Term?",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alëtëwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vii",
        "anim": "alël"
      },
      "expansion": "alë (VII (inanimate-subject intransitive), animate equivalent alël)",
      "name": "unm-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Unami",
  "lang_code": "unm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Unami entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "alësite"
        },
        {
          "word": "alët"
        },
        {
          "word": "alëtun"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be rotten, to be decayed (of an inanimte subject)"
      ],
      "id": "en-alë-unm-verb-N2Erdv-p",
      "links": [
        [
          "rotten",
          "rotten"
        ],
        [
          "decayed",
          "decayed"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "alë"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "alësite"
    },
    {
      "word": "alët"
    },
    {
      "word": "alëtun"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "*aθetwi",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/aθetwi"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "unm",
        "2": "alg-pro",
        "3": "*aθetwi",
        "g": "in",
        "t": "be rotten, be decayed"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Algonquian *aθetwi inan (“be rotten, be decayed”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *aθetwi inan (“be rotten, be decayed”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "equivalent alël",
      "tags": [
        "animate"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Term?",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Term?",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alët",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Term?",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "inclusive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Term?",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "exclusive",
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Term?",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alëtëwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vii",
        "anim": "alël"
      },
      "expansion": "alë (VII (inanimate-subject intransitive), animate equivalent alël)",
      "name": "unm-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Unami",
  "lang_code": "unm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Unami entries with incorrect language header",
        "Unami inanimate intransitive verbs",
        "Unami lemmas",
        "Unami term requests",
        "Unami terms derived from Proto-Algonquian",
        "Unami terms inherited from Proto-Algonquian",
        "Unami verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be rotten, to be decayed (of an inanimte subject)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rotten",
          "rotten"
        ],
        [
          "decayed",
          "decayed"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "alë"
}

Download raw JSONL data for alë meaning in Unami (1.9kB)

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  "msg": "unrecognized head form: VII (inanimate-subject intransitive)",
  "path": [
    "alë"
  ],
  "section": "Unami",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "alë",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'alë'",
  "path": [
    "alë"
  ],
  "section": "Unami",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "alë",
  "trace": ""
}

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