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Irish

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Irish
ua
noun
An older, archaic term for a grandchild or descendant. You will mostly encounter it in old texts or surnames.

“Is é seo ua an rí.”

This is the king's descendant.

Also means
  1. archaic form of ó (grandson, grandchild; descendant)
  2. grandchild

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

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Irish
dua[d̪ˠuə]
noun
Hard work or intense effort put into a task.

“Tá go leor dua ag baint leis.”

It involves a lot of toil.

Also means
  1. toil

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

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Irish
lua
noun
The act of speaking about or referring to something or someone.

“Níl aon lua ag an gcuntas seo ar an eachtra.”

This report makes no mention of the incident.

Also means
  1. verbal noun of luaigh
  2. mention; citation, reference
  3. mention

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

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Irish
dual[d̪ˠuəl̪ˠ]
noun
Refers to a piece of hair, a strand, or a twisted portion of something.

“Bhí dual gruaige ar a gualainn.”

There was a lock of hair on her shoulder.

Also means
  1. lock, tress
  2. wisp, tuft
  3. ply, strand
  4. twist, twine
  5. spiral, whirl
  6. lock

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

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