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eorna.

barley, Hordeum vulgare

5 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈoːɾˠn̪ˠə/Connacht, Munster/ˈɔːɾˠn̪ˠə/Ulster

  1. barley, Hordeum vulgare

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish eórna (compare Scottish Gaelic eòrna, Manx oarn), from *yeworniū, from Proto-Celtic *yewos (compare Breton yell (“spelt”)), from Proto-Indo-European *yéwos (“barley”) (compare Lithuanian jãvas (“grain”), Persian جو (jaw), Sanskrit यव (yava)).

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