léine
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish léine[1] (compare Manx lheiney, Scottish Gaelic lèine).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
léine f (genitive singular léine, nominative plural léinte)
Declension edit
Declension of léine
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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- Alternative plural: léinteacha (Cois Fharraige), léintreacha
Derived terms edit
- brollach léine m (“shirt-front”)
- léine Mhuire f (“Lady's-smock, cuckoo-flower”)
- léine Aifrinn f (“alb, surplice”)
- léine chaol f (“fine linen shirt”)
- léine chealtrach f (“body-shirt”)
- léine chnis f (“(under)vest, under-shirt”)
- léine chrua f (“stiff shirt”)
- léine chruach f (“shirt of mail”)
- léine Haváíoch f (“aloha shirt”)
- léine mháilleach f (“shirt of mail”)
- léine oíche f (“night-shirt, night-dress”)
- léine róin f (“hair-shirt”)
- léinteog f (“little shirt”)
- léinteoir m (“shirtmaker”)
- léintín m (“little shirt”)
- muinchille léine f (“shirt-sleeve”)
- taisléine f (“shroud”)
Related terms edit
- léinteoireacht f (“shirtmaking”)
References edit
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “léine”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 93
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “léine”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “léine” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “léine” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Old Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
léine f
Inflection edit
Feminine iā-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | léineL | léiniL | léini |
Vocative | léineL | léiniL | léini |
Accusative | léiniN | léiniL | léini |
Genitive | léine | léineL | léineN |
Dative | léiniL | léinib | léinib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Feminine t-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | léine | léinidL, léine | léinid |
Vocative | léine | léinidL, léine | léintea |
Accusative | léinidN | léinidL, léine | léintea |
Genitive | léined | léined | léinedN |
Dative | léinidL | léintib | léintib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “léine”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language