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uain.

opportune time, free time

4 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/uənʲ//uːnʲ/
  1. opportune time, free time

    feminine
  2. occasion; opportunity

    feminine
  3. interval of time; space, respite

    feminine
  4. turn, spell

    feminine
  5. weather, season

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish úan, ón (“loan, lending”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic on, oin (“loan; laziness”).

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