lios
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish les (“the space about a dwelling-house or houses enclosed by a bank or rampart”). Cognate with Welsh llys and Breton lez.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lios m (genitive singular leasa, nominative plural liosanna)
Declension edit
Declension of lios
Derived terms edit
- Lios na gCearrbhach (“Lisburn”)
- liosachán (“fairy fort, fairy mound”)
- urlios (“forecourt, front enclosure”)
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “lios”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “lios” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “lios” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 les”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lios f or m (genitive singular lise or liosa, plural liosan)