leamhnacht
Irish
editEtymology
editDissimilation of earlier leamhlacht, from Middle Irish lemlacht, a compound of lem (“soft, weak”) and lacht (“milk”) (compare leamh and lacht). Was originally masculine (as is lacht), but later became feminine due to association with the suffix -acht.
Pronunciation
edit- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈlʲaun̪ˠəxt̪ˠ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈl̠ʲaunˠəxt̪ˠ/, /ˈl̠ʲaun̪ˠəxt̪ˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈl̠ʲaunˠa(x)t̪ˠ/, /ˈl̠ʲaun̪ˠa(x)t̪ˠ/
Noun
editleamhnacht f or m (genitive singular leamhnachta)
Declension
editAs a feminine noun:
Declension of leamhnacht
Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
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Forms with the definite article:
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As a masculine noun:
Declension of leamhnacht
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Further reading
edit- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “lemnacht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “leaṁnaċt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 425
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leamhnacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “leamhnacht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 43