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10:13 May 9, 2008
Gaelic to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Gaelic term or phrase: aluinn
used as name or adjective
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1álainn I think you might mean = beautiful, georgeousSMAOINTE


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
álainn I think you might mean = beautiful, georgeous


Explanation:
There is no word 'aluinn' in Irish but it would sound something like álainn.
there is a phrase 'alúin buí' = yellow clay.

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Note added at 1 day3 hrs (2008-05-10 13:40:39 GMT)
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Dwelly's Gadhlaig (Scotland) refers aluin to àlainn: Beautiful, exceedingly fair, Handsome elegant. I knew it sounded the same...

SMAOINTE
Ireland
Local time: 02:26
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  EdithK: You are right, it's not Irish Gaelic but the word does exist in Scottish Gaelic, see hits on google. // 5 confidence while admitting you are guessing is quite an achievement.
57 mins
agree  kmtext: It's àlainn in Scottish Gaelic, and means beautiful.
2 days21 hrs
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