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Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Irish lín (“linen, cloth, thread; net”).
Noun
líon m (genitive singular lín)
- (agriculture) flax
- (textiles) linen
Declension
Derived terms
Noun
líon m (genitive singular lín, nominative plural líonta)
- net
- web
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Old Irish lín (“full number, complement”).
Noun
líon m (genitive singular lín or líona, nominative plural líonta)
- full number, complement; great number
- fill, measure
- (mathematics) quotient
- (literary) party; part, side
Declension
(party; part, side):
Etymology 3
From Old Irish línaid, from lín (“full number, complement”).
Verb
líon (present analytic líonann, future analytic líonfaidh, verbal noun líonadh, past participle líonta)
- (transitive, intransitive) fill
- (transitive, intransitive, of tide) flood
Conjugation
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
Derived terms
Etymology 4
Noun
líon m (genitive singular lín)
- Alternative form of laíon
Declension
Etymology 5
Verb
líon (present analytic líonaíonn, future analytic líonóidh, verbal noun líonú, past participle líonaithe)
- Alternative form of díon (“shelter; waterproof; thatch; immunize”)
Conjugation
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “líon”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “líon” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “líon” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 65
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 84