ruainne

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• IPA^(key): /ˈɾˠuən̠ʲə/
• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ˈɾˠuːn̠ʲə/

ruainne m (genitive singular ruainne, nominative plural ruainní)

1. a (single) hair
2. (figuratively) fibre, thread; shred, scraps, fragment, bit, jot

   ruainne tobac ― a small piece of tobacco

• (single hair): ribe
• (bit, jot, shred): giota, blúire, píosa, beagán

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “róinne”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, 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