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avourneen

UK/əˈvʊəniːn/US/əˈvʊɹniːn/

avourneen noun: darling, sweetheart.

Noun

avourneen

  1. (Ireland) darling, sweetheart

Origin of avourneen

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”).

Questions about avourneen

What does avourneen mean?
Avourneen means darling, sweetheart.
What part of speech is avourneen?
Avourneen is a noun.
How do you pronounce avourneen?
Avourneen is pronounced /əˈvʊəniːn/ (UK).

Words near avourneen in the dictionary

  1. avouching
  2. avouchinge
  3. avouchment
  4. avouchments
  5. avoucht
  6. avourneen
  7. avouterer
  8. avouterers
  9. avoutrer
  10. avoutrers
  11. avoutry

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