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linn.

pool, pond; body of water, lake, sea

4 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/lʲiːnʲ/Munster/l̠ʲiːn̠ʲ/Galway/l̠ʲin̠ʲ/Mayo, Ulster
  1. pool, pond; body of water, lake, sea

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish lind (“pool, lake; sea, ocean”), from Proto-Celtic *lindos (“lake, liquid”).

noun/lʲiːnʲ/Munster/l̠ʲiːn̠ʲ/Galway/l̠ʲin̠ʲ/Mayo, Ulster
  1. space of time, period

    feminine
    cuntas na linne
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish linn (“period, space of time”).

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