dùin

dùin

See also: duin and dúin

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪uːɲ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish dúnaid.

Verb

dùin (past dhùin, future dùinidh, verbal noun dùnadh, past participle dùinte)

1. shut, close

   Dùin an dorus. ― Shut the door.

2. enclose, surround
3. lace, button (as with boots or shoes)
4. darken, obscure

   Dhùin ceò bhliadhna air a dhèarrsa.

   The mist of the years has shrouded his splendour.

Noun

dùin m

1. inflection of dùn:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative plural