leanbh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish lenab (“infant, babe, child; young man, youth, boy”).

Pronunciation

(Waterford) IPA^(key): /ˈlʲan̪ˠə/
(Kerry) IPA^(key): /ˈlʲan̪ˠəvˠ/
(Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲanˠəvˠ/, /ˈl̠ʲan̪ˠəvˠ/
(Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲanˠu/, /ˈl̠ʲan̪ˠu/

Noun

leanbh m (genitive singular linbh, nominative plural leanaí or leanbhaí)

child, baby
Baist do leanbh féin ar dtús.
Charity begins at home.
(literally, “Baptise your own child first.”)

Declension

Declension of leanbh

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	leanbh	leanaí
Vocative	a linbh	a leanaí
Genitive	linbh	leanaí
Dative	leanbh	leanaí

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an leanbh	na leanaí
Genitive	an linbh	na leanaí
Dative	leis an leanbh don leanbh	leis na leanaí

Alternative declension

Declension of leanbh

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	leanbh	leanbhaí
Vocative	a linbh	a leanbha
Genitive	linbh	leanbh
Dative	leanbh	leanbhaí

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an leanbh	na leanbhaí
Genitive	an linbh	na leanbh
Dative	leis an leanbh don leanbh	leis na leanbhaí

Synonyms

Derived terms

airleacán linbh (“impish child”)
balpóg linbh
bolscaire linbh
bonsaire linbh
bréagán linbh (“child's plaything”)
broicleach linbh (“sturdy child”)
buidéal linbh (“baby's bottle”)
carrachán linbh (“puny, wizened, child; changeling”)
ceolán linbh (“whimpering child”)
cóiste linbh (“baby carriage”)
contrálaí linbh (“perverse child”)
cóta linbh (“child's frock”)
crabadán linbh (“puny, cantankerous child”)
cráiteachán linbh (“vexatious child”)
diabhlóir linbh (“mischievous child”)
dílleachta linbh (“orphan child”)
draoidín linbh (“mite of a child”)
geabaire linbh (“prattling child”)
geadán linbh (“baby's bottom”)
gillín linbh
gleoiteog linbh (“lovely child”)
golspaire linbh (“cry-baby”)
imeachtaí linbh (“toddler”)
láchán linbh (“smiling, wheedling, child”)
lapadán linbh (“toddling child”)
leaba linbh (“child's cot”)
leanbh baistí (“godchild”)
leanbh fir (“male child”)
leanbh iníne (“young daughter, female child”)
leanbh mic (“young son, male child”)
leanbh mná (“female child”)
leanbh tabhartha (“illegitimate child”)
leanb(h)án
leanbhín
lisín leanbh (“cemetery for unbaptized children”)
liúntas linbh (“child's allowance”)
lubhóigín linbh (“tiny child”)
lucharachán linbh (“tiny tot, toddler”)
luspairt linbh (“soft young child”)
maistín linbh (“unruly child, brat”)
marla linbh (“puny child”)
napachán linbh (“a lump of a child”)
páideog linbh
pait linbh
pataire linbh (“chubby child”)
peitirne linbh (“robust child”)
plásán linbh (“wheedling child”)
plobaire linbh (“blubbering child”)
pluideoga linbh (“baby-wraps”)
preabaire linbh (“bouncing child”)
pusaire linbh (“whinging child”)
rata linbh (“capricious, spoilt, child”)
rógaire linbh (“roguish, impish, child”)
sciúgaire linbh (“squalling child”)
síogaí linbh (“elf-child, changeling”)
sodamán linbh
somachán linbh (“plump, fat, child”)
srian linbh (“leading-strings”)
tinneas linbh (“in labour”)
trom ar leanbh (“heavy with child”)
uchtleanbh (“adopted child”)

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leanbh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “lenab”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 55
Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 75

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