réasún

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ɾˠeːˈsˠuːn̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɾˠeːsˠuːnˠ/, /ˈɾˠeːsˠuːn̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɾˠeːsˠunˠ/, /ˈɾˠeːsˠun̪ˠ/

From Middle Irish résún (“reason”), from Anglo-Norman raisun, from Latin ratiō.

réasún m (genitive singular réasúin, nominative plural réasúin)

1. reason, reasoning faculty
2. reasonableness, sense
3. justification, motive, cause

• réasúnaigh
• réasúnacht

• réasúnta

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réasún m (genitive singular réasúin, nominative plural réasúin)

1. winkers

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “résún”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “réasún”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “réasún”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “réasún”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 60