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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish Laigin (“Leinstermen”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Laighin m pl (genitive Laighean)
- (plural only) Leinster
- Synonym: Cúige Laighean
- (historical) Leinstermen
Declension
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Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “láigen”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “Laighin”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 414
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Laighean”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Laighean”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “Leinster”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025