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Irish

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Irish
son
noun
A noun used primarily in the phrase 'ar son', which means 'for the sake of'.

“Rinne sé é ar son a mháthar.”

He did it for the sake of his mother.

Also means
  1. only used in ar son
  2. sake

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 2 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

Adapted
Irish
mac[mˠak]Means son
noun
A male child in relation to his parents. It is also used as a prefix in many surnames to mean son of.

“Dónall óg donn Mac Lochlainn”

young, brown-haired Donald, son of the Scandinavian

Also means
  1. son
  2. A common prefix of many Irish and Scottish names, signifying "son of".

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 2 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Irish
nia[n̠ʲiə]Means son
noun
The son of one's brother or sister.

“Tá nia amháin agam.”

I have one nephew.

Also means
  1. nephew

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 2 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Irish
eo[oː]Appears in an example
noun
A large fish that lives in both the ocean and rivers. It can also refer to a noble person.

“Ar insíos leatsa riamh faoi fabhal an Iach Fís, a mhac?”

Did I ever tell you about the tale of the Salmon of Knowledge, son?

Also means
  1. salmon
  2. noble being, prince

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 2 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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