leathphingin

Irish

Alternative forms

• leathphinginn (superseded)
• leath-phinginn (superseded)
• leith-phinginn (superseded)

Etymology

leath- (“half”) +‎ pingin (“penny”)

Noun

leathphingin f (genitive singular leathphingine, nominative plural leathphinginí)

1. halfpenny

Declension

Declension of leathphingin

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative leathphingin leathphinginí Vocative a leathphingin a leathphinginí Genitive leathphingine leathphinginí Dative leathphingin leathphinginí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an leathphingin na leathphinginí Genitive na leathphingine na leathphinginí Dative leis an leathphingin don leathphingin leis na leathphinginí

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “leaṫ-ṗinginn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “leiṫ-ṗinginn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leathphingin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “leathphingin”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “leathphingin”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024