léine

See also: Leine and lèine

Irish

Alternative forms

léinidh

Etymology

From Old Irish léine^[1] (compare Manx lheiney, Scottish Gaelic lèine).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲeːnʲə/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲeːnʲi/^[2] (corresponding to the form léinidh)

Noun

léine f (genitive singular léine, nominative plural léinte)

shirt
tunic

Declension

Declension of léine (fourth declension)

bare forms
case	singular	plural
nominative	léine	léinte
vocative	a léine	a léinte
genitive	léine	léinte
dative	léine	léinte

forms with the definite article
case	singular	plural
nominative	an léine	na léinte
genitive	na léine	na léinte
dative	leis an léine don léine	leis na léinte

Alternative plural: léinteacha (Cois Fharraige), léintreacha

Derived terms

brollach léine m (“shirt-front”)
léine Mhuire f (“Lady's-smock, cuckoo-flower”)
léine Aifrinn f (“alb, surplice”)
léine chaol f (“fine linen shirt”)
léine chealtrach f (“body-shirt”)
léine chnis f (“(under)vest, under-shirt”)
léine chrua f (“stiff shirt”)
léine chruach f (“shirt of mail”)
léine Haváíoch f (“aloha shirt”)
léine mháilleach f (“shirt of mail”)
léine oíche f (“night-shirt, night-dress”)
léine róin f (“hair-shirt”)
léinteog f (“little shirt”)
léinteoir m (“shirtmaker”)
léintín m (“little shirt”)
muinchille léine f (“shirt-sleeve”)
taisléine f (“shroud”)

Related terms

léinteoireacht f (“shirtmaking”)

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

Old Irish

Alternative forms

léne

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈl͈ʲeːnʲe/

Noun

léine f

(fabric) linen
(clothing) tunic, smock

Inflection

Feminine iā-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	léine^L	léini^L	léini
Vocative	léine^L	léini^L	léini
Accusative	léini^N	léini^L	léini
Genitive	léine	léine^L	léine^N
Dative	léini^L	léinib	léinib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: ^H = triggers aspiration ^L = triggers lenition ^N = triggers nasalization

Feminine t-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	léine	léinid^L, léine	léinid
Vocative	léine	léinid^L, léine	léintea
Accusative	léinid^N	léinid^L, léine	léintea
Genitive	léined	léined	léined^N
Dative	léinid^L	léintib	léintib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: ^H = triggers aspiration ^L = triggers lenition ^N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

Irish: léine
Manx: lheiney
Scottish Gaelic: lèine

léine

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

References

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Old Irish

Alternative forms

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