"ruán" meaning in Irish

See ruán in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈɾˠuː.ɑːnˠ] [Connacht]
Etymology: rua + -án Etymology templates: {{suffix|ga|rua|án}} rua + -án Head templates: {{head|ga|noun|genitive singular|ruáin|||||||nominative plural|ruáin|||||cat2=|f1request=1|f4request=1|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=}} ruán m (genitive singular ruáin, nominative plural ruáin), {{ga-noun|m|ruáin|ruáin}} ruán m (genitive singular ruáin, nominative plural ruáin) Forms: ruáin [genitive, singular], ruáin [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], ruán [indefinite, nominative, singular], ruáin [indefinite, nominative, plural], a ruáin [indefinite, singular, vocative], a ruána [indefinite, plural, vocative], ruáin [genitive, indefinite, singular], ruán [genitive, indefinite, plural], ruán [dative, indefinite, singular], ruáin [dative, indefinite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], an ruán [definite, nominative, singular], na ruáin [definite, nominative, plural], an ruáin [definite, genitive, singular], na ruán [definite, genitive, plural], leis an ruán [dative, definite, singular], don ruán [dative, definite, singular], leis na ruáin [dative, definite, plural], ruadhán [alternative]
  1. diminutive of rua Tags: diminutive, form-of, masculine Form of: rua
    Sense id: en-ruán-ga-noun-XlR9F68Y Categories (other): Caryophyllales order plants, Grains, Leuciscine fish Disambiguation of Caryophyllales order plants: 24 24 28 24 Disambiguation of Grains: 24 24 28 24 Disambiguation of Leuciscine fish: 33 17 19 31
  2. common rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-ruán-ga-noun-B~KMWNUA Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header, Irish terms suffixed with -án, Caryophyllales order plants, Grains, Leuciscine fish Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 9 72 9 10 Disambiguation of Irish terms suffixed with -án: 18 67 15 Disambiguation of Caryophyllales order plants: 24 24 28 24 Disambiguation of Grains: 24 24 28 24 Disambiguation of Leuciscine fish: 33 17 19 31
  3. buckwheat Tags: masculine Synonyms: lus na gcearc
    Sense id: en-ruán-ga-noun-nPK85YVI Categories (other): Buckwheat family plants, Caryophyllales order plants, Grains, Leuciscine fish Disambiguation of Buckwheat family plants: 3 6 88 3 Disambiguation of Caryophyllales order plants: 24 24 28 24 Disambiguation of Grains: 24 24 28 24 Disambiguation of Leuciscine fish: 33 17 19 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ruán aille (english: sparrow-hawk), ruán beag (english: small tortoise-shell butterfly), ruán alla (english: spider) Related terms: ruánach
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [ˈɾˠuː.ɑːnˠ] [Connacht] Forms: ruáin [genitive, singular], ruáin [nominative, plural]
Head templates: {{head|ga|noun|genitive singular|ruáin|||||||nominative plural|ruáin|||||cat2=|f1request=1|f4request=1|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=}} ruán m (genitive singular ruáin, nominative plural ruáin), {{ga-noun|m|ruáin|ruáin}} ruán m (genitive singular ruáin, nominative plural ruáin)
  1. Alternative form of rabhán Tags: alt-of, alternative, masculine Alternative form of: rabhán
    Sense id: en-ruán-ga-noun-l95LiZZi Categories (other): Caryophyllales order plants, Grains, Leuciscine fish Disambiguation of Caryophyllales order plants: 24 24 28 24 Disambiguation of Grains: 24 24 28 24 Disambiguation of Leuciscine fish: 33 17 19 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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    {
      "form": "ruáin",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "10": "",
        "11": "nominative plural",
        "12": "ruáin",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "genitive singular",
        "4": "ruáin",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "f1request": "1",
        "f4request": "1",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ruán m (genitive singular ruáin, nominative plural ruáin)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "ruáin",
        "3": "ruáin"
      },
      "expansion": "ruán m (genitive singular ruáin, nominative plural ruáin)",
      "name": "ga-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "rabhán"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of rabhán"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rabhán",
          "rabhán#Irish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɾˠuː.ɑːnˠ]",
      "tags": [
        "Connacht"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ruán"
}

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