leathan

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish lethan, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlitanos (“broad”) (compare Welsh llydan, Cornish and Breton ledan).

Pronunciation

Adjective

leathan (genitive singular masculine leathain, genitive singular feminine leithne, plural leathana, comparative leithne)

  1. broad; wide, extensive

Declension

Declension of leathan
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative leathan leathan leathana
Vocative leathain leathana
Genitive leithne leathana leathan
Dative leathan leathan;
leathain (archaic) 		leathana
Comparative níos leithne
Superlative is leithne

Derived terms

Noun

leathan m (genitive singular leathain, nominative plural leathain)

  1. broad part
  2. flat open space

Declension

Declension of leathan

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative leathan leathain
Vocative a leathain a leathana
Genitive leathain leathan
Dative leathan leathain

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an leathan na leathain
Genitive an leathain na leathan
Dative leis an leathan

don leathan

leis na leathain

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 43
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 7

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