lánúin
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Munster) IPA(key): /l̪ˠɑːˈn̪ˠuːnʲ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠɑːnˠuːnʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠaːnˠũnʲ/[1]
Noun edit
lánúin f (genitive singular lánúine or lánúna, nominative plural lánúineacha or lánúnacha)
- couple (two partners in a romantic or sexual relationship)
Declension edit
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Declension of lánúin
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As a third-declension noun:
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Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 21
Further reading edit
- “lánúin”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “lánamain”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “lánaṁain”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 418
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “lánúin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN