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Irish
Noun
luingeas m (genitive singular luingis, nominative plural luingis)
- Superseded spelling of loingeas.
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
Noun
luingeas m or f (genitive singular luingeis, no plural)
- shipping, tonnage (ships collectively)
Usage notes
- Although itself a singular form, it can be accompanied by a plural adjective.
References
- ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis), Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh