avourneen

English

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈvʊəniːn/, /əˈvɔːniːn/
(General American) IPA^(key): /əˈvʊɹniːn/, /əˈvɝniːn/
(Ireland) IPA^(key): /əˈvuːɹniːn/

Noun

avourneen

(Ireland) darling, sweetheart

Related terms

mavourneen

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