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rinn

1. singular imperative of rinnen

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ɾˠɪn̠ʲ/^[1]

From Old Irish rind.

rinn f (genitive singular rinne, nominative plural reanna)

1. point, tip, compass point
2. top, culmination
3. (geometry, astronomy) apex
4. (geography) point, cape, promontory, headland
5. pointed weapon, sharp-pointed instrument
6. (poetry) last word of verse-line

• (point, tip): bior
• (compass point): rinn compáis, aird an chompáis
• (promontory): ros, scoth, léim
• (headland): ceann tíre

• an Rinn
• rinn roisc
• rinn dhearg
• rinn saighde
• (geography): buabhall rinne
• (poetry): rinn agus airdrinn

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

rinn m (genitive singular reanna, nominative plural reanna)

1. (astronomy) star, planet, heavenly body

• (star) réalta
• (planet) pláinéad

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

rinn

1. Ulster form of rinne

rinn (emphatic rinne)

1. Alternative form of linn

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “rinn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

From Old Irish do·rigni, deuterotonic form of the perfect tense of do·gní.

• (Lewis) IPA^(key): /ɾãĩɲ/, (unstressed) /ɾaɲ/^[1]
• (North Uist) IPA^(key): /ɾɤːɲ/^[2]
• (Barra) IPA^(key): /ɾɤiɲ/^[3]

rinn

1. past of dèan

• 's math a rinn thu!

• IPA^(key): /rˠiːɲ/

rinn f (genitive singular rinne, plural rinnean)

1. point, apex
2. promontory, headland

From Old Irish frinn.

• ruinn

• (Lewis) IPA^(key): /ɾɤ̃ĩɲ/, (unstressed) /ɾiɲ/, /ɾɯɲ/^[4]
• (Uist, Barra) IPA^(key): /ɾʲi(ː)ɲ/^[5][6]

rinn (emphatic rinne)

1. with us

Personal inflection of ri
Number	Person	Simple	Emphatic
Singular	1st	rium	riumsa
	2nd	riut	riutsa
	3rd m	ris	ris-san
	3rd f	rithe	rithese
Plural	1st	rinn	rinne
	2nd	ribh	ribhse
	3rd	riutha	riuthasan

rinn

1. imperative of rinna

rinn

1. to rain

   't Rint vintn.

   It's raining men.

• rinne