roinn

Gaelic (Scots)

noun
Definitions
  • group, sect, section, class
  • category, allotment
  • municipality
  • distribution, division, lot (portion)
  • province, region
  • share
  • some

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Irish roinded (apportions, parts, distributes, separates) derived from Old Irish rann (part, party, adherent, side) derived from Proto-Celtic *rannā.

Origin

Proto-Celtic

*rannā

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