ruainne
Irish
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɾˠuən̠ʲə/
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Noun
ruainne m (genitive singular ruainne, nominative plural ruainní)
- a (single) hair
- (figuratively) fibre, thread; shred, scraps, fragment, bit, jot
- ruainne tobac ― a small piece of tobacco
Declension
Declension of ruainne
Bare forms
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Synonyms
References
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “róinne”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “rúainne”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ruainne”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN