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ruaig.

attack (sudden onset of disease)

5 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɾˠuəɟ/
  1. attack (sudden onset of disease)

    feminine
  2. rout (convincing defeat)

    feminine
  3. incursion

    feminine
  4. very short or hurried visit

    feminine
  5. course, career

    feminine · literary
Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish rúac (noun) and rúacaid (verb).

verb/ɾˠuəɟ/
  1. to drive away, drive out, expel, repel, repulse

  2. to chase away, chase off

  3. to rout, put to flight

  4. to banish

  5. to disperse (scatter), dispel

Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish rúac (noun) and rúacaid (verb).

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