leamhan
See also: leamhán
Irish edit
Etymology edit
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.[1]
Noun edit
leamhan m (genitive singular leamhain, nominative plural leamhain)
Declension edit
Declension of leamhan
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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References edit
- ^ Watkins, C. (1962). Indo-European Origins of the Celtic Verb. Ireland: Dublin Institute for Advances Studies, 184
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish lemán, lem (“elm tree”).
Noun edit
leamhan m (genitive singular leamhain, plural leamhain)