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dorú.

line (rope, cord or string)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/d̪ˠəˈɾˠuː/Munster/d̪ˠaˈɾˠuː/Munster/d̪ˠɾˠuː/Connacht/ˈd̪ˠaɾˠuː/Connacht
  1. line (rope, cord or string)

    masculine
  2. fishing line

    masculine · specifically
    dorú iascaireachta
    iascaireacht le dorú
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse dorg (compare Faroese dorg (“fishing line”)), from Proto-Germanic *durgō, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerǵʰ- (“to bind fast”).

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