leannán

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Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish lennán (“sweetheart, lover”).

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /lʲəˈn̪ˠaːn̪ˠ/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲan̪ˠɑːnˠ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲan̪ˠanˠ/

Noun

leannán m (genitive singular leannáin, nominative plural leannáin)

Declension

Declension of leannán (first declension)

bare forms
case	singular	plural
nominative	leannán	leannáin
vocative	a leannáin	a leannána
genitive	leannáin	leannán
dative	leannán	leannáin

forms with the definite article
case	singular	plural
nominative	an leannán	na leannáin
genitive	an leannáin	na leannán
dative	leis an leannán don leannán	leis na leannáin

Derived terms

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leannán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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