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Irish
Etymology
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Pronunciation
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
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Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “róinne”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “rúainne”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “ruainne”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 581
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ruainne”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN