láine

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See also: laine, Laine, and làine

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish láine.

Noun

láine f (genitive singular láine)

  1. fullness
Declension
Declension of láine (fourth declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative láine
vocative a láine
genitive láine
dative láine
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an láine
genitive na láine
dative leis an láine
don láine
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

láine

  1. inflection of lán:
    1. genitive singular feminine
    2. comparative degree

References

Old Irish

Etymology

From lán +‎ -e.

Pronunciation

Noun

láine f

  1. fullness

Inflection

Feminine iā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative láineL
Vocative láineL
Accusative láiniN
Genitive láine
Dative láiniL
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Irish: láine

Mutation

Mutation of láine
radical lenition nasalization
láine
also lláine after a proclitic
ending in a vowel
láine
pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/
unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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