léan

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See also: lean, Lean, and Léan

Irish

Pronunciation

Noun

léan m (genitive singular léin, nominative plural léanta)

  1. affliction, grief, anguish, woe
    Mo léan!
    Woe is me!

Declension

Derived terms

  • léanmhar (sorrowful, woeful, agonizing)

Descendants

  • Yola: llean

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 207, page 104

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