avourneen

noun

avour·​neen

əˈvu̇rˌnēn

plural -s

Irish

: darling, sweetheart

Word History

Etymology

Irish Gaelic a mhuirnīn oh, darling!, from a oh + muirnīn darling, from Middle Irish mūirnīn, diminutive of mūirn affection, joy

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