leinn

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See also: léinn

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish leinn. Cognates include Irish linn and Manx lhien.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /leiɲ/
(Lewis) IPA^(key): /lɤiɲ/
(Argyll) IPA^(key): /leɲː/
Hyphenation: leinn

Pronoun

leinn

first-person plural of le: with us; by us

Inflection

Personal inflection of le
Number	Person	Simple	Emphatic
Singular	1st	leam	leamsa
	2nd	leat	leatsa
	3rd m	leis	leis-san
	3rd f	leatha	leathase
Plural	1st	leinn	leinne
	2nd	leibh	leibhse
	3rd	leotha	leothasan

References

Colin Mark (2003) The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 382

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