Irish

edit

Noun

edit

luingeas m (genitive singular luingis, nominative plural luingis)

  1. Superseded spelling of loingeas.

Scottish Gaelic

edit

Pronunciation

edit

Noun

edit

luingeas m or f (genitive singular luingeis, no plural)

  1. shipping, tonnage (ships collectively)

Usage notes

edit
  • Although itself a singular form, it can be accompanied by a plural adjective.

References

edit
  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  2. ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh