"duan" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: duans [plural]
Etymology: From Irish and Scottish Gaelic duan, from Middle Irish dúan, from Proto-Indo-European *dh₂p-no- (compare Old Armenian տաւն (tawn, “feast, celebration”), Ancient Greek δαπάνη (dapánē, “cost”), Old Norse tafn (“sacrificial animal”) and Latin damnum (“damage”)), from *deh₂p- (“to sacrifice”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*deh₂p-}}, {{bor|en|ga|-}} Irish, {{bor|en|gd|duan}} Scottish Gaelic duan, {{der|en|mga|dúan}} Middle Irish dúan, {{der|en|ine-pro||*dh₂p-no-}} Proto-Indo-European *dh₂p-no-, {{cog|xcl|տաւն|t=feast, celebration}} Old Armenian տաւն (tawn, “feast, celebration”), {{cog|grc|δαπάνη|t=cost}} Ancient Greek δαπάνη (dapánē, “cost”), {{cog|non|tafn|t=sacrificial animal}} Old Norse tafn (“sacrificial animal”), {{cog|la|damnum|t=damage}} Latin damnum (“damage”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} duan (plural duans)
  1. A division of a poem, especially an epic poem or a Scottish poem; a canto.
    Sense id: en-duan-en-noun-I0XnkEsh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36
  2. A poem or song.
    Sense id: en-duan-en-noun-epzYe~Le

Inflected forms

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