Irish word

duine

one

nounmasculine/ˈd̪ˠinʲə/

duine means “one” in Irish and is used as a noun. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /ˈd̪ˠinʲə/.

Definitions

Tá triúr mac agam. Tá duine díobh i Nua-Eabhrac, ach tá an chuid eile i Londan.

I have three sons. One is in New York, but the others are in London.

An bhfuil tú ag bualadh le duine éigin anseo?

Are you meeting someone here?

Cheap mé go bhfaca mé duine ansin.

I thought I saw someone there.

Is é Colm an duine a cheap mé a chonaic mé.

Colm is the person I thought I saw.

Is í Peige an duine a chríochnóidh an obair.

Peige is probably the one who'll finish the work.

Numbers

ceann

head

méid

amount

aon

one

céad

hundred

roinn

some

ábhar

some

beirt

two (people)

contae

county

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