leithinis
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From leath- (“half-, hemi-, semi-”) + inis (“island”).
Noun edit
leithinis f (genitive singular leithinse, nominative plural leithinsí)
- (geography) peninsula
- Synonym: glasoileán
Declension edit
Declension of leithinis
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms edit
- An Leithinis Bhalcánach, Leithinis na mBalcán (“the Balkan Peninsula”)
- Leithinis Antartaice (“the Antarctic Peninsula”)
- Leithinis na Cóiré (“the Korean Peninsula”)
- Leithinis na hAnatóile (“the Anatolian peninsula”)
- Leithinis na hAraibe (“the Arabian Peninsula”)
- Leithinis na hIbéire (“the Iberian Peninsula”)
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leithinis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “leathinis” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “leithinis” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.