leannán

See also: leannan

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish lennán (“sweetheart, lover”).

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /lʲəˈn̪ˠaːn̪ˠ/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲan̪ˠɑːnˠ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲan̪ˠanˠ/

Noun

leannán m (genitive singular leannáin, nominative plural leannáin)

Declension

Declension of leannán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	leannán	leannáin
Vocative	a leannáin	a leannána
Genitive	leannáin	leannán
Dative	leannán	leannáin

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an leannán	na leannáin
Genitive	an leannáin	na leannán
Dative	leis an leannán don leannán	leis na leannáin

Derived terms

leannán peaca
leannán sí

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leannán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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