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aon.

one

3 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

num/eːn̪ˠ/Munster/iːn̪ˠ/Connacht/iːnˠ/Ulster/iːn̪ˠ/Ulster
  1. one

Where this word comes from

From Old Irish óen, from Proto-Celtic *oinos (compare Welsh un), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos (compare Latin ūnus, Old English ān).

noun
  1. breast, chimneypiece

    masculine
  2. ) front part of the gunwale

    masculine
det/eːn̪ˠ//eːnˠ//eːnˠ/Ulster/eːn̪ˠ/Ulster
  1. any

    aon bhád
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish óen, from Proto-Celtic *oinos (compare Welsh un), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos (compare Latin ūnus, Old English ān).

noun
  1. ace

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish óen, from Proto-Celtic *oinos (compare Welsh un), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos (compare Latin ūnus, Old English ān).

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