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tinn.

sore

4 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

adj/tʲaiɲ/Munster, Cork, Waterford/tʲəinʲ/Munster, Kerry[tʲëinʲ]Munster/tʲiːn̠ʲ/Galway

  1. sore

  2. sick, ill

Where this word comes from

From Old Irish tinn, from Proto-Celtic *tennis, related to *tanauyos (“thin”).

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