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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish léine (compare Manx lheiney, Scottish Gaelic lèine).
Pronunciation
Noun
léine f (genitive singular léine, nominative plural léinte)
- shirt
- tunic
Declension
Derived terms
References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “léine”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 93
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “léine”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “léine”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “léine”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Old Irish
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Noun
léine f
- (fabric) linen
- (clothing) tunic, smock
Inflection
| Feminine iā-stem
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Singular
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Dual
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Plural
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| Nominative
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léineL
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léiniL
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léini
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| Vocative
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léineL
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léiniL
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léini
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| Accusative
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léiniN
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léiniL
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léini
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| Genitive
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léine
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léineL
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léineN
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| Dative
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léiniL
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léinib
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léinib
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
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Descendants
Further reading