avourneen

English

Etymology

From Irish a mhuirnín (“my darling”, literally “O darling (vocative)”), from Middle Irish múirn, from Proto-Celtic *mori, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- (“to care for”), see also Latin memoria, Ancient Greek μέριμνα (mérimna, “care”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈvʊəniːn/, /əˈvɔːniːn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /əˈvʊɹniːn/, /əˈvɝniːn/
• (Ireland) IPA^(key): /əˈvuːɹniːn/

Noun

avourneen

1. (Ireland) darling, sweetheart

Related terms

• mavourneen