Irish

edit

Etymology

edit

Literally ‘its fullness’.

Pronunciation

edit

Noun

edit

a lán (followed by the genitive case, by ag, or by de)

  1. much, many, a lot
    a lán airgid aige.He has a lot of money.
    Bhí a lán daoine sa tseomra.There were many people in the room.
    Is fíor a lán den scéal.Much of the story is true.
    Shiúil sé a lán.He walked a lot.
    Síleann a lán againn go bhfuil tú go hálainn.Many of us think you’re beautiful.

Synonyms

edit

Further reading

edit