roinn

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish roinded (“parts, separates; distributes, apportions”), from Old Irish rann (“part”), from Proto-Celtic *rannā (compare Welsh rhan (“part”)). Akin to roinnt.

Pronunciation
  • (Waterford) IPA(key): /ɾˠaiɲ/
  • (Cork) IPA(key): /ɾˠiːɲ/
  • (Kerry, Galway) IPA(key): /ɾˠiːn̠ʲ/
  • (Mayo, Ulster) IPA(key): /ɾˠɪn̠ʲ/

Noun

roinn f (genitive singular ranna, nominative plural ranna)

  1. share, portion, lot
  2. allotment
  3. legacy
  4. some
  5. division (portion)

Declension
Declension of roinn

Irregular

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative roinn ranna
Vocative a roinn a ranna
Genitive ranna rann
Dative roinn ranna

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an roinn na ranna
Genitive na ranna na rann
Dative leis an roinn

don roinn

 leis na ranna

Synonyms
  • (share, amount): cion
  • (share, portion): cuid

Derived terms
  • rannach1 (“apportioning, sharing; open-handed”, adjective)

Noun

roinn f (genitive singular roinne, nominative plural ranna)

  1. part
  2. division (of government)
  3. continent
  4. department (of government, of a university)
  5. province

Declension
Declension of roinn

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative roinn ranna
Vocative a roinn a ranna
Genitive roinne ranna
Dative roinn ranna

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an roinn na ranna
Genitive na roinne na ranna
Dative leis an roinn

don roinn

 leis na ranna

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • rann m (“party, side (in a dispute); adherent, partisan”)
  • roinnt f (“division, share”)

Verb

roinn (present analytic roinneann, future analytic roinnfidh, verbal noun roinnt, past participle roinnte) (transitive, intransitive)

  1. (mathematics, biology, etc.) divide
    1. separate into parts
    2. share, apportion
  2. (card games, business, etc.) deal, distribute
  3. involve, entail

Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present roinnim roinneann tú;
roinnir†		 roinneann sé, sí roinnimid roinneann sibh roinneann siad;
roinnid†		 a roinneann; a roinneas roinntear
past roinn mé; roinneas roinn tú; roinnis roinn sé, sí roinneamar; roinn muid roinn sibh; roinneabhair roinn siad; roinneadar a roinn /
ar roinn*		 roinneadh
past habitual roinninn roinnteá roinneadh sé, sí roinnimis; roinneadh muid roinneadh sibh roinnidís; roinneadh siad a roinneadh /
ar roinneadh*		 roinntí
future roinnfidh mé;
roinnfead		 roinnfidh tú;
roinnfir†		 roinnfidh sé, sí roinnfimid;
roinnfidh muid		 roinnfidh sibh roinnfidh siad;
roinnfid†		 a roinnfidh; a roinnfeas roinnfear
conditional roinnfinn roinnfeá roinnfeadh sé, sí roinnfimis; roinnfeadh muid roinnfeadh sibh roinnfidís; roinnfeadh siad a roinnfeadh /
ar roinnfeadh*		 roinnfí
subjunctive present go roinne mé;
go roinnead†		 go roinne tú;
go roinnir†		 go roinne sé, sí go roinnimid;
go roinne muid		 go roinne sibh go roinne siad;
go roinnid†		 — go roinntear
past dá roinninn dá roinnteá dá roinneadh sé, sí dá roinnimis;
dá roinneadh muid		 dá roinneadh sibh dá roinnidís;
dá roinneadh siad		 — dá roinntí
imperative roinnim roinn roinneadh sé, sí roinnimis roinnigí;
roinnidh†		 roinnidís — roinntear
verbal noun roinnt
past participle roinnthe

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form

References
  • “1 rann (‘part’)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “rannaid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “roinn(t)” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
  • “roinnim” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
  • "roinn" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish roinded (“parts, separates; distributes, apportions”), from Old Irish rann (“part”), from Proto-Celtic *rannā (compare Welsh rhan (“part”)).

Noun

roinn f (genitive singular roinne, plural roinnean)

  1. group, sect, section, class
  2. category, allotment
  3. municipality
  4. distribution, division, lot (portion)
  5. province, region
  6. share
  7. some
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • An Roinn-Eòrpa (“Europe”)
  • an roinn phoblach (“the public sector”)
  • an roinn phrìobhaideach (“the private sector”)
  • bile roinn an iomhais (“treasury bill”)
  • co-roinn (“proportion, share”)
  • dàrna roinn (“second division”)
  • fo-roinn (“subdivision”)
  • mór-roinn (“province”)
  • nòta roinn an iomhais (“treasury note”)
  • prìomh-roinn (“key sector; premier division”)
  • roinn a' cheartais (“justice department”)
  • roinn an ionmhais (“treasury; finance department”)
  • roinn-cheartais (“judicature, judiciary”)
  • roinn-dùthcha (“region, area”)
  • roinn fhada (“long division”)
  • roinn-fheachd (“division”)
  • roinn-phàrlamaid (“constituency”)
  • roinn riaghaltais (“government department”)
  • roinn-ruithe (“run-rig”)
  • roinn-seòrsa (“category”)
  • roinn-sheilbhiche (“shareholder”)
  • roinn slàinte (“health department”)
  • roinn-taghaidh (“constituency; electoral division”)
  • roinn-tarsainn (“cross-section”)
  • roinn-tìde (“timezone”)

Verb

roinn (past roinn, future roinnidh, verbal noun roinn, past participle roinnte)

  1. divide, partition; impart, distribute
  2. (card games) deal
Derived terms
  • co-roinn (“share”)
  • so-roinn (“divisible”)

Etymology 2

Noun

roinn m

  1. genitive singular of ronn

References
  • “1 rann (‘part’)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “rannaid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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