avourneen

== English == === Etymology === From Irish a mhuirnín (“my darling”, literally “O darling (vocative)”), from Middle Irish múirn, from Proto-Celtic *mori, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- (“to care for”), see also Latin memoria, Ancient Greek μέριμνα (mérimna, “care”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈvʊəniːn/, /əˈvɔːniːn/ (General American) IPA(key): /əˈvʊɹniːn/, /əˈvɝniːn/ (Ireland) IPA(key): /əˈvuːɹniːn/ === Noun === avourneen (Ireland) darling, sweetheart ==== Related terms ==== mavourneen