Irish word

roinnt

some

nounfeminine/ɾˠəɪn̠ʲtʲ/

roinnt means “some” in Irish and is used as a noun. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /ɾˠəɪn̠ʲtʲ/.

Definitions

Thug sé dom roinnt airgid.

He gave me some money.

Ba mhaith le roinnt daoine an bunreacht a leasú.

Some people want to amend the constitution.

Cheannaigh mé roinnt leabhair ón siopa leabhar.

I bought a few books from the bookstore.

Ar mhaith leat roinnt prátaí?

Would you like some potatoes?

B'fhearr don aistritheoir ní amháin an téacs a léamh go cúramach ach roinnt taighde a dhéanamh chomh maith.

The translator should not only read the text carefully but do a bit of research as well.

Numbers

ceann

end

duine

one

méid

amount

aon

one

céad

hundred

roinn

some

ábhar

some

beirt

two (people)

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