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puinn.

a bit, much/many (followed by the genitive)

5 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

pron/pˠiːnʲ/Munster

  1. a bit, much/many (followed by the genitive)

    Níl puinn céille aige.
    An bhfuil puinn airgid agat?

  2. much, many (in positive affirmative sentences)

    literary · poetic
    chómh gasta le puinn den dáimh
    céadar ar cuireadh puinn san áirc de
Where this word comes from

Alternative form (and former spelling) of poinn (“profit, avail”), from Latin pondus.

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