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aiteann.

furze, gorse, whin

7 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈætʲən̪ˠ/Aran

  1. furze, gorse, whin

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish aiten m (“furze, gorse”), from Proto-Celtic *axtīnos (“furze, gorse”) (compare Welsh eithin), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱstis (compare Lithuanian aksti̇̀s (“thorn”), Russian ость (ostʹ, “awn, bristle”)), enlargement of *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”).

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