roinn

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Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish rann (“part”), from Proto-Celtic *ɸrasnā (compare Welsh rhan/Breton rann (“part”)). Akin to roinnt.

Noun

roinn f (genitive singular ranna, nominative plural ranna)

  1. share, portion, lot
  2. allotment
  3. legacy
  4. some
  5. division (portion)
Declension
Declension of roinn

Irregular

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative roinn ranna
Vocative a roinn a ranna
Genitive ranna rann
Dative roinn ranna

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an roinn na ranna
Genitive na ranna na rann
Dative leis an roinn

don roinn

leis na ranna
Synonyms
  • (share, amount): cion
  • (share, portion): cuid
Derived terms
  • rannach1 (“apportioning, sharing; open-handed”, adjective)

Noun

roinn f (genitive singular roinne, nominative plural ranna)

  1. part
    Synonym: leath
  2. division (of government)
  3. continent
  4. department (of government, of a university)
Declension
Declension of roinn

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative roinn ranna
Vocative a roinn a ranna
Genitive roinne ranna
Dative roinn ranna

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an roinn na ranna
Genitive na roinne na ranna
Dative leis an roinn

don roinn

leis na ranna
Derived terms
Related terms
  • rann m (“party, side (in a dispute); adherent, partisan”)
  • roinnt f (“division, share”)

Etymology 2

From Old Irish rannaid (“to divide”), from rann (“part”).

Verb

roinn (present analytic roinneann, future analytic roinnfidh, verbal noun roinnt, past participle roinnte) (transitive, intransitive)

  1. (mathematics, biology, etc.) divide
  2. separate into parts
  3. share, apportion
  4. (card games, business, etc.) deal, distribute
  5. involve, entail
Conjugation
conjugation of roinn (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present roinnim roinneann tú;
roinnir† 		roinneann sé, sí roinnimid roinneann sibh roinneann siad;
roinnid† 		a roinneann; a roinneas roinntear
past roinn mé; roinneas roinn tú; roinnis roinn sé, sí roinneamar; roinn muid roinn sibh; roinneabhair roinn siad; roinneadar a roinn /
ar roinn* 		roinneadh
past habitual roinninn roinnteá roinneadh sé, sí roinnimis; roinneadh muid roinneadh sibh roinnidís; roinneadh siad a roinneadh /
a roinneadh* 		roinntí
future roinnfidh mé;
roinnfead 		roinnfidh tú;
roinnfir† 		roinnfidh sé, sí roinnfimid;
roinnfidh muid 		roinnfidh sibh roinnfidh siad;
roinnfid† 		a roinnfidh; a roinnfeas roinnfear
conditional roinnfinn roinnfeá roinnfeadh sé, sí roinnfimis; roinnfeadh muid roinnfeadh sibh roinnfidís; roinnfeadh siad a roinnfeadh /
a roinnfeadh* 		roinnfí
subjunctive present go roinne mé;
go roinnead† 		go roinne tú;
go roinnir† 		go roinne sé, sí go roinnimid;
go roinne muid 		go roinne sibh go roinne siad;
go roinnid† 		— go roinntear
past dá roinninn dá roinnteá dá roinneadh sé, sí dá roinnimis;
dá roinneadh muid 		dá roinneadh sibh dá roinnidís;
dá roinneadh siad 		— dá roinntí
imperative roinnim roinn roinneadh sé, sí roinnimis roinnigí;
roinnidh† 		roinnidís — roinntear
verbal noun roinnt
past participle roinnthe

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 39
  2. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 rann (‘part’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “rannaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish roinded (“parts, separates; distributes, apportions”), from Old Irish rann (“part”), from Proto-Celtic *ɸrasnā (compare Welsh rhan/Breton rann (“part”)).

Noun

roinn f (genitive singular roinne, plural roinnean)

  1. group, sect, section, class
  2. category, allotment
  3. municipality
  4. distribution, division, lot (portion)
  5. province, region
  6. share
  7. some
Synonyms
Derived terms

Verb

roinn (past roinn, future roinnidh, verbal noun roinn, past participle roinnte)

  1. divide, partition; impart, distribute
  2. (card games) deal
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

roinn m

  1. genitive singular of ronn

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