ruán alla

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ruán alla m (genitive singular ruáin alla, nominative plural ruáin alla)

  1. Synonym of damhán alla (spider)
    • 1907, Peadar Ua Laoghaire, anonymous translator, Séadna, page 69:
      Chonaic sé ar an dtor beach bheag i n‑achran i snáith ruadháin alla. Do phreab an ruadhán alla amach as an áit ’na raibh sé i bhfolach agus thug sé fé bhreith ar an mbeich mbig.
      He saw on the bush a little bee caught in a spider’s web. The spider jumped out from the place where he was hiding, and tried to catch the little bee. [Shiana, page 65]

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