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Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Irish résún (“reason”), from Anglo-Norman raisun, from Latin ratiō.
Noun
réasún m (genitive singular réasúin, nominative plural réasúin)
- reason, reasoning faculty
- reasonableness, sense
- justification, motive, cause
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Etymology 2
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Noun
réasún m (genitive singular réasúin, nominative plural réasúin)
- winkers
Declension
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “résún”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “réasún”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “réasún” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “réasún” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 60