líon
Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Munster) IPA(key): /lʲiːn̪ˠ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /l̠ʲiːnˠ/, /l̠ʲiːn̪ˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /l̠ʲiənˠ/, /l̠ʲiən̪ˠ/
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Irish lín (“linen, cloth, thread; net”).
Noun edit
líon m (genitive singular lín)
- (agriculture) flax
- (textiles) linen
Declension edit
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Derived terms edit
Noun edit
líon m (genitive singular lín, nominative plural líonta)
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Irish lín (“full number, complement”).
Noun edit
líon m (genitive singular lín or líona, nominative plural líonta)
- full number, complement; great number
- fill, measure
- (mathematics) quotient
- (literary) party; part, side
Declension edit
(party; part, side):
Etymology 3 edit
From Old Irish línaid, from lín (“full number, complement”).
Verb edit
líon (present analytic líonann, future analytic líonfaidh, verbal noun líonadh, past participle líonta)
- (transitive, intransitive) fill
- (transitive, intransitive, of tide) flood
Conjugation edit
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
Derived terms edit
Etymology 4 edit
Noun edit
líon m (genitive singular lín)
- Alternative form of laíon
Declension edit
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Etymology 5 edit
Verb edit
líon (present analytic líonaíonn, future analytic líonóidh, verbal noun líonú, past participle líonaithe)
- Alternative form of díon (“shelter; waterproof; thatch; immunize”)
Conjugation edit
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “líon”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “líon” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “líon” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 65
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 84