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ding.

wedge

4 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/dʲiːɲ/
  1. wedge

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish ding (“wedge”). See Etymology 2 below.

verb/dʲiːɲ/
  1. to wedge

    transitive
  2. to cram, stuff (fill in a compressed manner)

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish dingid (“press, force”), from Proto-Celtic *dingeti (“knead, form, press”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰinéǵʰti, nasal infix present of *dʰeyǵʰ- (“to knead, form”).

noun/dʲiːɲ/
  1. dint (mark left by a blow)

    feminine · transitive
verb/dʲiːɲ/
  1. to dint, mark with a blow

    transitive
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