línéadach

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Descriptive compound of líon (“linen”) +‎ éadach (“cloth”).

Pronunciation

Noun

línéadach m (genitive singular línéadaigh, nominative plural línéadaí)

  1. linen (thread or cloth made from flax fiber)
  2. a linen cloth

Declension

Declension of línéadach (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative línéadach línéadaí
vocative a línéadaigh a línéadaí
genitive línéadaigh línéadaí
dative línéadach línéadaí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an línéadach na línéadaí
genitive an línéadaigh na línéadaí
dative leis an línéadach
don línéadach 		leis na línéadaí

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ “línéadach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 133, page 51

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