araon

araon

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish aráen, from Old Irish ar óen (fri) (“together, at the same time (with)”, literally “as one (with)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈɾˠeːnˠ/

Adverb

araon

1. both (after a pronoun or noun governed by a possessive determiner)

   sinn araon ― both of us

   bhur dteach araon ― you two’s house; the house of you both

2. together

Derived terms

• araon le (“together with”)

References

• "araon" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “óen” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.