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The Irish word for roof is
díon





roof

Translations for roof and their definitions

díon
     1. n-m. protection, shelter
     2. n-m. covering
     3. n-m. roof
     4. n-m. verbal noun of díon
     5. v. to protect, shelter
     6. v. to proof
     7. v. to roof, thatch
     8. Mutation. topics, Architecture


ceann
     1. n-m. head
     2. n-m. head of cabbage, capitulum
     3. n-m. end, extremity
     4. n-m. roof
     5. n-m. one (modified by an adjective or demonstrative, referring to an object or animal)
           Tá ceann dearg agam. - I have a red one e.g. chair.
           Feicim trí cinn ghlasa. - I see three green ones e.g. birds.
           Is mian liom an ceann sin. - I want that one e.g. toy.
     6. n-m. used as a dummy noun to support a number, referring to an object or animal
           Tá ceann amháin agam. - I have one e.g. chair.
           Feicim trí cinn. - I see three e.g. birds.


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