allomorphs |
Array
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<optional>
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An array of allomorphs. You can use the Allomorph class to ensure the data is formatted correctly. |
citationForm |
Object
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<optional>
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The citation form for this lexeme, formatted as a MultiLangString. |
components |
Array
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<optional>
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An array of Lexeme References to other lexemes that are components of the current lexeme. Each item must be formatted as a LexemeReference object. |
dateCreated |
String
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Date
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<optional>
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A date string or date object representing the time this lexeme was originally created. If none is supplied, dateCreated will be set to the current date-time. |
dateModified |
String
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Date
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<optional>
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A date string or date object representing the time this lexeme was last modified. If none is supplied, dateModified will be set to the current date-time. |
examples |
Array
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<optional>
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An array of example phrases illustrating this lexeme's uses. Each item must be formatted as a Phrase. |
features |
Object
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Array
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<optional>
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An object containing grammatical features and their values. May also be a Map object. |
includedIn |
Array
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<optional>
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An Array of references to lexemes that have the current lexeme as a component. Each item should be formatted as a LexemeReference. |
key |
String
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<optional>
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A human-readable key that uniquely identifies this lexeme or variant within its lexicon. Best practice is for the key to consist of the lemma form of the word in the default orthography, and if the word is a homonym, the homonym number. However, any value is acceptable as long as it is unique within the lexicon. (Keys do not need to be unique across lexicons.) Must be formatted as an Abbreviation. |
lemma |
Object
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The lemma form of this lexeme. A lemma is the particular form conventionally used to represent a particular lexeme. It may differ drastically from the citation form or headword form. For example, the form be is typically used as the lemma form of the English verb to be, with its variants am, are, is, etc. Lemmas may be represented in multiple orthographies. Do not include any leading or trailing tokens (e.g. hyphens, equal signs). Must be in the format of a MultiLangString |
lexicalRelations |
Array
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<optional>
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An array of objects formatted as a LexemeReference, with an additional required "relation" property. See the Lexeme format for more details. |
literalMeaning |
Object
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<optional>
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The literal meaning of the lexeme, optionally in multiple orthographies. Must be formatted as a MultiLangString. |
morphemeType |
Object
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<optional>
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The type of morpheme or complex construction that this lexeme is, optionally in multiple languages. Examples: root, stem, bipartite stem, enclitic, prefix, inflected word, phrase, circumfix. Must be formatted as a MultiLangString. |
notes |
Array
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<optional>
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An array of notes about this lexeme. Each note should adhere to the Note format. |
references |
Array
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<optional>
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An array of bibliographic references about this lexeme. Each item should adhere to the Reference format. |
senses |
Array
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An array of senses for this lexeme. Each item should be formatted as a Sense object. See the Lexeme schema for more details. |
sources |
Array
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<optional>
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An array of attested sources for this lexeme, as strings. This will often be the initials of a speaker, but could also be the abbreviation of the story the lexeme was found it, or other types of sources. |
syllableStructure |
String
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<optional>
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An abstract representation of the syllable structure of this form, as a string, e.g. `CVC`. |
tags |
Object
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Array
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<optional>
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An object containing tags and their values. May also be an iterable object, whose items are arrays of tags and their values (in other words, the standard method for instantiating a new Map object; see MDN's Map documentation for more details). |
tone |
String
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<optional>
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A string representing the tonal pattern of this lexeme or variant. Examples: `HLH`, `323`, etc. |
url |
String
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<optional>
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A URI where this lexeme can be accessed, as a string. |
variantOf |
Object
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<optional>
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When this lexeme is a variant of another lexeme, this field should contain a reference (formatted as a LexemeReference) to the other Lexeme. Lexemes may only be variants of one other Lexeme. |
variants |
Array
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<optional>
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An array of variants of this lexeme. Each item should be formatted as a LexemeReference, and must also have the "variantType" property specified. |
variantType |
Object
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<optional>
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If this lexeme is a variant of another lexeme or sense, this field can be used to specify the type of variant. Possible values might be a person's name (representing an idiolectal variant), or simply `idiolectal`, or `dialectal`, or the name of the dialect, or `rapid speech`, etc. Must be in the format of a MultiLangString. |