leamhán

See also: leamhan

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish lemán, from lem (“elm”). By surface analysis, leamh +‎ -án.

Pronunciation
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈl̠ʲãuanˠ/, /ˈl̠ʲãuan̪ˠ/[1]

Noun

leamhán m (genitive singular leamháin, nominative plural leamháin)

  1. elm tree

Declension
Declension of leamhán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative leamhán leamháin
Vocative a leamháin a leamhána
Genitive leamháin leamhán
Dative leamhán leamháin

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an leamhán na leamháin
Genitive an leamháin na leamhán
Dative leis an leamhán

don leamhán

 leis na leamháin

References
  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 57

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