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Meaning of ceirtlín | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B2
cɛɾˠhˈlʲiːnʲ

Definitions

  1. ball (quantity of string, thread, etc., wound into a spherical shape), clew
    masculine
  2. anything roughly ball-shaped
    masculine
  3. heap, lump
    masculine
  4. well-set, well-built or beefy person
    masculine

Equivalents

العربية شلة
Български кълбо́
Čeština klubko Šmotek
Dansk nøgle
Deutsch Knäuel Schothorn
Ελληνικά μίτος
English ball Clew
Español ovillo
Suomi johtolanka kerä lankakerä pallero skuuttikulma
Français pelote peloton
Italiano bugna gomitolo
한국어 꾸러미 꾸리
Nederlands kluwen
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਪਿੰਨਾ
Română ghem
Русский клубок моток шко́товый у́гол па́руса
Svenska nystan
Türkçe yumak

Examples

“Rinne an ghráinneog ceirtlín di féin.”

The hedgehog curled up into a ball.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

ceirtlis céis ceisneamh ceist ceiste ceisteach

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