rón

See also: ron, Ron, RON, ròn, rön, rốn, and røn

Hungarian

Etymology

+ -n

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈroːn]
  • Hyphenation: rón

Noun

rón

  1. superessive singular of

Irish

FWOTD – 8 February 2023

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈɾˠoːn̪ˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɾˠuːnˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɾˠõːnˠ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish rón (seal), from Proto-Celtic *râno.

Noun

rón m (genitive singular róin, nominative plural rónta)

  1. seal (maritime mammal)
    Synonym: lao mara
    Hyponyms: bainirseach, tarbh róin
    • 2015, Proinsias Mac a' Bhaird, transl.; Maura McHugh, editor, Amhrán na Mara (fiction, paperback), Kilkenny, County Kilkenny; Howth, Dublin: Cartoon Saloon; Coiscéim, translation of Song of the Sea by Will Collins, →ISBN, page 2:
      rónta ag bogadaíl ar bharr an uisce.
      Seals bob up and down in the water.
Declension
Derived terms

Further reading

Etymology 2

From Old Irish rón (horse-hair). Compare Welsh rhawn.

Noun

rón m (genitive singular róin)

  1. horsehair; long hair as from animal's tail
Declension
Derived terms
  • éadach róin
  • léine róin
  • ribe róin
  • rónadóir
  • rónéadach
  • rónléine

Further reading

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