leanbh

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish lenab (“infant”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

leanbh m (genitive singular linbh, nominative plural leanaí or leanbhaí)

  1. child, baby
    Baist do leanbh féin ar dtús. (proverb)
    Charity begins at home.
    (literally, “Baptise your own child first.”)

Declension

Declension of leanbh (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative leanbh leanaí
vocative a linbh a leanaí
genitive linbh leanaí
dative leanbh leanaí
leanaíbh (archaic)
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an leanbh na leanaí
genitive an linbh na leanaí
dative leis an leanbh
don leanbh 		leis na leanaí
Alternative declension
Declension of leanbh (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative leanbh leanbhaí
vocative a linbh a leanbha
genitive linbh leanbh
dative leanbh leanbhaí
leanbhabh (archaic)
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an leanbh na leanbhaí
genitive an linbh na leanbh
dative leis an leanbh
don leanbh 		leis na leanbhaí

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References

References
  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “lenab”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 146, page 75
  3. ^ Breatnach, Risteard B. (1947) The Irish of Ring, Co. Waterford: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 239, page 50
  4. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 185
  5. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath , page 353
  6. ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 445, page 163
  7. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 138, page 55
  8. ^ Wagner, Heinrich (1959) Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath , § 445 B (c), page 165; reprinted 1979

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