leathan
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish lethan, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlitanos (“broad”) (compare Welsh llydan, Cornish and Breton ledan).
Pronunciation
edit- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈlʲahən̪ˠ/[1]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈl̠ʲahənˠ/, /ˈl̠ʲahən̪ˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈl̠ʲahənˠ/, /ˈl̠ʲahən̪ˠ/; /ˈl̠ʲahanˠ/, /ˈl̠ʲahan̪ˠ/ (as if spelled leathán)[2]
Adjective
editleathan (genitive singular masculine leathain, genitive singular feminine leithne, plural leathana, comparative leithne)
Declension
editDeclension of leathan
Derived terms
editRelated terms
edit- leathantas (“wide extent, wideness”)
Noun
editleathan m (genitive singular leathain, nominative plural leathain)
Declension
editDeclension of leathan
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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References
edit- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 43
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 7
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leathan”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “leathan”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “leathan”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024