fáinleog

Irish (Donegal)

noun
Definitions
  • swallow bird Hirundo rustica

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Irish áilleóc, fainleóc derived from Old Irish fannall, ainnel derived from Proto-Celtic *wesnālā (swallow), *wesr-, *wesr-/wesn- (spring) derived from Proto-Indo-European *wósr̥ (spring).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*wósr̥

Gloss

spring

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

春

Emoji
♨️

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