ùine

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word ùine. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word ùine, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say ùine in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word ùine you have here. The definition of the word ùine will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofùine, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

See also: uine

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish úain (“time, leisure”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈuːɲə/

Noun

ùine f (genitive singular ùine, plural ùineachan)

time, while, period, spell

Synonyms

Derived terms

anns an ùine fhada (“in the long run”)
eadar-ùine (“intermission, interval”)
gabh ùine (“take time”)
geàrr-ùine (“short-term”)
làn-ùine (“full-time”)
pàirt-ùine (“part-time”)
ùineach (“periodical”, adj)

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ùine	n-ùine	h-ùine	t-ùine
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Wikious

Boobota

Sagapedia