léana
See also: lèana
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Celtic *lekno, possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leym- (“marshy meadow”) (see *léymō (“lake”)). However, compare Welsh llwyn (“grove, woods, copse”), which is borrowed from Latin lignum.[1]
Noun
editléana m (genitive singular léana, nominative plural léanta)
- low-lying grassy place, water-meadow
- greensward, lawn
Declension
editDeclension of léana
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Synonyms
edit- (lawn): plásóg, plásóg fhéir, faiche, báinseach
Derived terms
edit- fiabhras léana m (“hay fever”)
References
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “léana”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “léana”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN, page lèan