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uan.

lamb

3 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/uən̪ˠ//uːnˠ/

  1. lamb

    masculine
    Luigh leis an uan, agus éirigh leis an éan.
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish úan, from Proto-Celtic *ognos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós (“lamb”).

noun/uən̪ˠ//uːnˠ/

  1. froth, foam

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish auen, úan, from Proto-Celtic *ɸowinos (compare Proto-Brythonic *öwɨn which yielded Welsh ewyn, Cornish ewyn, Middle Breton eon and Modern Breton ewon) or possibly *ɸowsinos from Proto-Indo-European *pew(H)-).

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