leithinis

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Irish

Alternative forms

leathinis

Etymology

From leath- (“half-, hemi-, semi-”) +‎ inis (“island”).

Noun

leithinis f (genitive singular leithinse, nominative plural leithinsí)

(geography) peninsula
Synonym: glasoileán

Declension

Declension of leithinis (second declension)

bare forms
case	singular	plural
nominative	leithinis	leithinsí
vocative	a leithinis	a leithinsí
genitive	leithinse	leithinsí
dative	leithinis	leithinsí

forms with the definite article
case	singular	plural
nominative	an leithinis	na leithinsí
genitive	na leithinse	na leithinsí
dative	leis an leithinis don leithinis	leis na leithinsí

Derived terms

An Leithinis Bhalcánach, Leithinis na mBalcán (“the Balkan Peninsula”)
Leithinis Antartaice (“the Antarctic Peninsula”)
Leithinis na Cóiré (“the Korean Peninsula”)
Leithinis na hAnatóile (“the Anatolian peninsula”)
Leithinis na hAraibe (“the Arabian Peninsula”)
Leithinis na hIbéire (“the Iberian Peninsula”)

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leithinis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “leathinis”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
“leithinis”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025

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