Londain

Irish

Londain

Etymology

From Old English Lunden, from Latin Londīnium. Compare Scottish Gaelic Lunnainn.

Proper noun

Londain f (genitive Londan)

London (the capital city of the United Kingdom; capital city of England)

Declension

Declension of Londain

Fifth declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun):

Case	Singular
Nominative	Londain
Vocative	a Londain
Genitive	Londan
Dative	Londain

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular
Nominative	an Londain
Genitive	na Londan
Dative	leis an Londain don Londain

Derived terms

Londaineach m (“Londoner”)
Túr Londan m (“the Tower of London”)

Further reading

“London”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “Lundain(n)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Entries containing “Londain” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.

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