rinn
See also: Rinn
German
Irish
Noun
rinn f (genitive singular rinne, nominative plural reanna)
- point, tip, compass point
- top, culmination
- (geometry, astronomy) apex
- (geography) point, cape, promontory, headland
- pointed weapon, sharp-pointed instrument
- (poetry) last word of verse-line
Declension
Declension of rinn
Second declension
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Synonyms
- (point, tip): bior
- (compass point): rinn compáis, aird an chompáis
- (promontory): ros, scoth, léim
- (headland): ceann tíre
Derived terms
- rinn roisc
- rinn dhearg
- rinn saighde
- (geography): buabhall rinne
- (poetry): rinn agus airdrinn
Etymology 2
Noun
rinn m (genitive singular reanna, nominative plural reanna)
Declension
Declension of rinn
Irregular
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Etymology 3
See the etymology of the main entry.
Etymology 4
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rˠiːɲ/
Derived terms
Swedish
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Old Norse rinna, from Proto-Germanic *rinnaną.
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