roinn

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish roinded (“parts, separates; distributes, apportions”), from Old Irish rann (“part”), from Proto-Celtic *rannā (compare Welsh rhan (“part”)). Akin to roinnt.

Pronunciation

(Waterford) IPA^(key): /ɾˠaiɲ/
(Cork) IPA^(key): /ɾˠiːɲ/
(Kerry, Galway) IPA^(key): /ɾˠiːn̠ʲ/
(Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ɾˠɪn̠ʲ/

Noun

roinn f (genitive singular ranna, nominative plural ranna)

Declension

Declension of roinn

Irregular

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	roinn	ranna
Vocative	a roinn	a ranna
Genitive	ranna	rann
Dative	roinn	ranna

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an roinn	na ranna
Genitive	na ranna	na rann
Dative	leis an roinn don roinn	leis na ranna

Synonyms

(share, amount): cion
(share, portion): cuid

Derived terms

rannach¹ (“apportioning, sharing; open-handed”, adjective)

Noun

roinn f (genitive singular roinne, nominative plural ranna)

part
division (of government)
continent
department (of government, of a university)
province

Declension

Declension of roinn

Second declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	roinn	ranna
Vocative	a roinn	a ranna
Genitive	roinne	ranna
Dative	roinn	ranna

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an roinn	na ranna
Genitive	na roinne	na ranna
Dative	leis an roinn don roinn	leis na ranna

Synonyms

(province): cúige

Derived terms

rannach (“departmental”, adjective)
rannaire m (“food-distributor, carver”)
rannóg f (“section”)
mór-roinn f (“continent”)

Related terms

rann m (“party, side (in a dispute); adherent, partisan”)
roinnt f (“division, share”)

Verb

roinn (present analytic roinneann, future analytic roinnfidh, verbal noun roinnt, past participle roinnte) (transitive, intransitive)

(mathematics, biology, etc.) divide
1. separate into parts
2. share, apportion
(card games, business, etc.) deal, distribute
involve, entail

Conjugation

First Conjugation (A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third	relative	autonomous
indicative	present	roinnim	roinneann tú; roinnir^†	roinneann sé, sí	roinnimid	roinneann sibh	roinneann siad; roinnid^†	a roinneann; a roinneas	roinntear
	past	roinn mé; roinneas	roinn tú; roinnis	roinn sé, sí	roinneamar; roinn muid	roinn sibh; roinneabhair	roinn siad; roinneadar	a roinn / ar roinn*	roinneadh
	past habitual	roinninn	roinnteá	roinneadh sé, sí	roinnimis; roinneadh muid	roinneadh sibh	roinnidís; roinneadh siad	a roinneadh / ar roinneadh*	roinntí
	future	roinnfidh mé; roinnfead	roinnfidh tú; roinnfir^†	roinnfidh sé, sí	roinnfimid; roinnfidh muid	roinnfidh sibh	roinnfidh siad; roinnfid^†	a roinnfidh; a roinnfeas	roinnfear
conditional		roinnfinn	roinnfeá	roinnfeadh sé, sí	roinnfimis; roinnfeadh muid	roinnfeadh sibh	roinnfidís; roinnfeadh siad	a roinnfeadh / ar roinnfeadh*	roinnfí
subjunctive	present	go roinne mé; go roinnead^†	go roinne tú; go roinnir^†	go roinne sé, sí	go roinnimid; go roinne muid	go roinne sibh	go roinne siad; go roinnid^†	—	go roinntear
subjunctive	past	dá roinninn	dá roinnteá	dá roinneadh sé, sí	dá roinnimis; dá roinneadh muid	dá roinneadh sibh	dá roinnidís; dá roinneadh siad	—	dá roinntí
imperative		roinnim	roinn	roinneadh sé, sí	roinnimis	roinnigí; roinnidh^†	roinnidís	—	roinntear
verbal noun		roinnt
past participle		roinnthe

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form

References

“1 rann (‘part’)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
“rannaid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
“roinn(t)” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
“roinnim” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
"roinn" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish roinded (“parts, separates; distributes, apportions”), from Old Irish rann (“part”), from Proto-Celtic *rannā (compare Welsh rhan (“part”)).

Noun

roinn f (genitive singular roinne, plural roinnean)

Synonyms

rann

Derived terms

Terms derived from roinn

An Roinn-Eòrpa (“Europe”)
an roinn phoblach (“the public sector”)
an roinn phrìobhaideach (“the private sector”)
bile roinn an iomhais (“treasury bill”)
co-roinn (“proportion, share”)
dàrna roinn (“second division”)
fo-roinn (“subdivision”)
mór-roinn (“province”)
nòta roinn an iomhais (“treasury note”)

prìomh-roinn (“key sector; premier division”)
roinn a' cheartais (“justice department”)
roinn an ionmhais (“treasury; finance department”)
roinn-cheartais (“judicature, judiciary”)
roinn-dùthcha (“region, area”)
roinn fhada (“long division”)
roinn-fheachd (“division”)
roinn-phàrlamaid (“constituency”)

roinn riaghaltais (“government department”)
roinn-ruithe (“run-rig”)
roinn-seòrsa (“category”)
roinn-sheilbhiche (“shareholder”)
roinn slàinte (“health department”)
roinn-taghaidh (“constituency; electoral division”)
roinn-tarsainn (“cross-section”)
roinn-tìde (“timezone”)

Verb

roinn (past roinn, future roinnidh, verbal noun roinn, past participle roinnte)

divide, partition; impart, distribute
(card games) deal

Derived terms

co-roinn (“share”)
so-roinn (“divisible”)

Etymology 2

Noun

roinn m

genitive singular of ronn

References

“1 rann (‘part’)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
“rannaid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN

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