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tonn.

wave

4 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/t̪ˠɑun̪ˠ/Munster/t̪ˠon̪ˠ/Connacht/t̪ˠuːn̪ˠ/Connacht/t̪ˠɞn̪ˠ/Ulster
  1. wave

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish tonn (“wave, outpouring, abundance”), from Proto-Celtic *tundā (“wave”).

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