leamhan

See also: leamhán

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish legam (“(grub of) clothes-moth”), via an oblique form with a nasal ending (compare legamnach (“moth-eaten”)). The ultimate meaning could have been "eater, destroyer," according to Watkins, who reconstructs *leg-amon- (“destroyer”), for which see legaid.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈlʲɑ̃un̪ˠ/

Noun

leamhan m (genitive singular leamhain, nominative plural leamhain)

1. moth

Declension

Declension of leamhan

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative leamhan leamhain Vocative a leamhain a leamhana Genitive leamhain leamhan Dative leamhan leamhain

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an leamhan na leamhain Genitive an leamhain na leamhan Dative leis an leamhan don leamhan leis na leamhain

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish lemán, lem (“elm tree”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʎɛvan/

Noun

leamhan m (genitive singular leamhain, plural leamhain)

1. elm

Synonyms

• ailm