avourneen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. darling, sweetheart

Pronunciation

/əˈvʊəniːn/ /əˈvɔːniːn/ /əˈvʊɹniːn/ /əˈvɝniːn/ /əˈvuːɹniːn/

Word forms

avourneen

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”).

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