Londain

Irish

Londain

Etymology

From Old English Lunden, from Latin Londīnium. Compare Scottish Gaelic Lunnainn.

Proper noun

Londain f (genitive Londan)

1. London (the capital city of the United Kingdom; capital city of England)

Declension

Declension of Londain

Fifth declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative Londain Vocative a Londain Genitive Londan Dative Londain

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an Londain Genitive na Londan Dative leis an Londain don Londain

Derived terms

• Londaineach m (“Londoner”)
• Túr Londan m (“the Tower of London”)

 

Further reading

• “London”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Lundain(n)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Londain”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm