leiceann
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish lecca. Under folk-etymology it is sometimes confused with leathcheann (“side of the head”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
leiceann m (genitive singular leicinn, nominative plural leicne)
Declension edit
Declension of leiceann
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “leiceann”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “lecca”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “leiceann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN