ruán

See also: ruan, Ruan, ruàn, Ruán, ruǎn, ruan2, and ruan3

Irish

Pronunciation
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): [ˈɾˠuː.ɑːnˠ]

Etymology 1

rua +‎ -án

Noun

ruán m (genitive singular ruáin, nominative plural ruáin)

  1. Diminutive of rua
  2. common rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus)
  3. buckwheat
Declension
Declension of ruán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ruán ruáin
Vocative a ruáin a ruána
Genitive ruáin ruán
Dative ruán ruáin

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an ruán na ruáin
Genitive an ruáin na ruán
Dative leis an ruán

don ruán

 leis na ruáin
Alternative forms
  • ruadhán (obsolete)
Derived terms
  • ruán aille (“sparrow-hawk”)
  • ruán beag (“small tortoise-shell butterfly”)
  • ruán alla (“spider”)

Noun

ruán m (genitive singular ruáin, nominative plural ruáin)

  1. Alternative form of rabhán

Mandarin

Romanization

ruán (Zhuyin ㄖㄨㄢˊ)

  1. Pinyin transcription of 堧
  2. Pinyin transcription of 壖
  3. Pinyin transcription of 撋
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