roinn

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Waterford) IPA^(key): /ɾˠaiɲ/
• (Cork) IPA^(key): /ɾˠiːɲ/
• (Kerry) IPA^(key): /ɾˠiːnʲ/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): /ɾˠiːn̠ʲ/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ɾˠɪn̠ʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ɾˠɨ̞n̠ʲ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish rann (“part”), from Proto-Celtic *ɸrasnā (compare Welsh rhan/Breton rann (“part”)). Akin to roinnt.

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

   Synonym: leath

2. division (of government)
3. continent
4. department (of government, of a university)

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

Derived terms

• comhroinn
• mór-roinn f (“continent”)
• rannach (“departmental”, adjective)
• rannaire m (“food-distributor, carver”)
• rannóg f (“section”)

 

Related terms

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

Etymology 2

From Old Irish rannaid (“to divide”), from rann (“part”).

Verb

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

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

Conjugation

conjugation of roinn (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 / a 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 / a 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

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “roinn”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 577
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “roinn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rˠɤiɲ/

Etymology 1

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

• rann

Derived terms

• 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 fhada (“long division”)
• roinn phoblach (“public sector”)
• roinn phrìobhaideach (“private sector”)
• roinn riaghaltais (“government department”)
• roinn slàinte (“health department”)
• roinn tìde (“timezone”)
• roinn-cheartais (“judicature, judiciary”)
• roinn-dùthcha (“region, area”)
• Roinn-Eòrpa (“Europe”)
• roinn-fheachd (“division”)
• roinn-phàrlamaid (“constituency”)
• roinn-ruithe (“run-rig”)
• roinn-seòrsa (“category”)
• roinn-sheilbhiche (“shareholder”)
• roinn-taghaidh (“constituency; electoral division”)
• roinn-tarsainn (“cross-section”)

 

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

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 rann (‘part’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “rannaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Edward Dwelly (1911) “roinn”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN