Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Descriptive compound of líon (linen) +‎ éadach (cloth).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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línéadach m (genitive singular línéadaigh, nominative plural línéadaí)

  1. linen (thread or cloth made from flax fiber)
  2. a linen cloth

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ línéadach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 133, page 51

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