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eithne.

kernel

6 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈen̠ʲtʲə/Ulster

  1. kernel

    feminine

  2. nucleus

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish eitne, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ét(e)no- (“kernel”), see also Old Armenian ունդ (und, “grain, seed”), Ancient Greek ἔτνος (étnos, “soup with beans”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic eitean (“kernel, seed”).

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