Irish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old Irish lánamain.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

lánúin f (genitive singular lánúine or lánúna, nominative plural lánúineacha or lánúnacha)

  1. couple (two partners in a romantic or sexual relationship)

Declension edit

As a second-declension noun:

As a third-declension noun:

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 21

Further reading edit