7ain

Irish

Etymology

Replacement of seacht (“seven”) with digit 7 in seachtain (“week”)

Noun

7ain f (genitive singular 7aine, nominative plural 7ainí)

1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of seachtain.
   • 2015 June 13, An Aimsir Láithreach Tweet @AimsirTG4 609781309246976000 TG4 via Twitter:

     Beidh 7ain thirim againn an t7ain seo chugainn seachas ceathanna san iarthar ar an gCéadaoin.

     We will have a dry week next week apart from showers in the west on Wednesday.

   • 2017 May 8 "Fionnbarra" Tweet @finbarmcd 861701574665658370 via Twitter:

     Bhi an clar sin agam gach maidin an 7ain seo caite ar mo bhalcoin i Mallorca! Foirfe 😀 😀 Faraoir ... ar ais ag obair i mBAC inniu gan e 🙁🙁

     I had that program every morning last week on my balcony in Mallorca! Perfect 😀 😀 Sorry ... back to work in Dublin today without it 🙁🙁