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duan.

poem

4 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/d̪ˠuən̪ˠ//d̪ˠuənˠ/

  1. poem

    masculine

  2. song

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish dúan, from Proto-Indo-European *dh₂p-no- (compare Old Armenian տաւն (tawn, “feast, celebration”), Ancient Greek δαπάνη (dapánē, “cost”), Old Norse tafn (“sacrificial animal”) and Latin damnum (“damage”)), from *deh₂p- (“to sacrifice”).

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