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roinn.

share, portion, lot

5 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɾˠəiɲ/Cork/ɾˠiːn̠ʲ/ ~ /ɾˠin̠ʲ/Connacht, Galway/ɾˠin̠ʲ/Connacht, Mayo/ɾˠɨn̠ʲ/Ulster
  1. share, portion, lot

    feminine
  2. allotment

    feminine
  3. legacy

    feminine
  4. some

    feminine
  5. division (portion)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish rann (“part”), from Proto-Celtic *ɸrasnā (compare Welsh rhan/Breton rann (“part”)). Akin to roinnt.

noun/ɾˠəiɲ/Cork/ɾˠiːn̠ʲ/ ~ /ɾˠin̠ʲ/Connacht, Galway/ɾˠin̠ʲ/Connacht, Mayo/ɾˠɨn̠ʲ/Ulster
  1. part

    feminine
  2. division (of government)

    feminine
  3. continent

    feminine
  4. department (of government, of a university)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish rann (“part”), from Proto-Celtic *ɸrasnā (compare Welsh rhan/Breton rann (“part”)). Akin to roinnt.

verb/ɾˠəiɲ/Cork/ɾˠiːn̠ʲ/ ~ /ɾˠin̠ʲ/Connacht, Galway/ɾˠin̠ʲ/Connacht, Mayo/ɾˠɨn̠ʲ/Ulster
  1. to divide

    ambitransitive · usually
  2. to separate into parts

    ambitransitive
  3. to share, apportion

    ambitransitive
  4. to deal, distribute

    ambitransitive · usually
  5. to involve, entail

    ambitransitive
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish rannaid (“to divide”), from rann (“part”).

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