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Finnish
Noun
raon
- genitive singular of rako
Anagrams
Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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Noun
raon m (genitive singular raoin, nominative plural raonta)
- way, path, route; (motor racing, sports) track
- range
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
raon (present analytic raonann, future analytic raonfaidh, verbal noun raonadh, past participle raonta)
- (transitive, intransitive) Alternative form of sraon (“pull, drag; struggle along; contend with illness; deflect; drive; rout, defeat; gain victory”)
Conjugation
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “róen, ráen”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “raon”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “raon”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “raon”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Japanese
Romanization
raon
- Rōmaji transcription of らおん
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish róe (“a level piece of ground”). Cognate to Irish ré (“level ground”).
Pronunciation
Noun
raon m (genitive singular raoin, plural raontan or raointean)
- field, plain, area (of level ground)
- area, field, domain, aspect
- (music) compass
Derived terms
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “raon”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “róe”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language