roinnt, f. (gs. ~e, pl. rannta). 1. vn. of roinn2. 2. Division, apportionment. ~ talún, maoine, division of land, of property. ~ tí, tíre, dividing, partitioning, of house, of country. ~ airgid, ollmhaitheasaí, sharing of money, of good things. ~ eolais, léinn, sharing of knowledge, of learning. Gan ~, undivided, whole, entire. 3. Dealing, distribution. (a)~ cártaí, card-dealing. Cé leis an ~? Whose deal is it? (b)~ in earraí, i bplúr, in iasc, dealing in goods, in flour, in fish. 4. Mth: Division. 5. (a)(Partitive) Some, a number or amount (of). ~ airgid, some money. ~ de na scoláirí, some of the scholars. Le ~ blianta, for a number of years now. Chuir sé ~ imní orm, it gave me some anxiety. Tá ~ mhaith acu díolta, a good few of them have been sold. Bhí ~ mhaith córach linn, we had a fairly favourable wind. ~ eile acu, some more of them. (b)(As adv.) Somewhat. Tá sé ~ fuar, it is somewhat cold. Bhíomar ~ súgach, we were a bit merry. Chiúnaigh an aimsir ~, the weather calmed down a bit. Tá sé ~ bheag cosúil leat, he is a little bit like you. 6 = roinn1I1.