ruán alla

Irish

Alternative forms

• ruadhán alla (superseded)

Noun

ruán alla m (genitive singular ruáin alla, nominative plural ruáin alla)

1. Synonym of damhán alla (“spider”)
   • 1907, Peadar Ua Laoghaire, anonymous translator, Séadna, page 69:

     Chonaic sé ar an dtor beach bheag i n‑achran i snáith ruadháin alla. Do phreab an ruadhán alla amach as an áit ’na raibh sé i bhfolach agus thug sé fé bhreith ar an mbeich mbig.

     He saw on the bush a little bee caught in a spider’s web. The spider jumped out from the place where he was hiding, and tried to catch the little bee. [Shiana, page 65]

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “ruaḋán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ruán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN