leifteán

Irish

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /l̠ʲəfʲˈtʲaːn̪ˠ/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲɛfʲtʲɑːnˠ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲɛfʲtʲanˠ/

Noun

leifteán m (genitive singular leifteáin, nominative plural leifteáin)

(medicine, usually in the plural) flatfoot (condition)

Declension

Declension of leifteán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	leifteán	leifteáin
Vocative	a leifteáin	a leifteána
Genitive	leifteáin	leifteán
Dative	leifteán	leifteáin

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an leifteán	na leifteáin
Genitive	an leifteáin	na leifteán
Dative	leis an leifteán don leifteán	leis na leifteáin

Further reading

Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “leifteán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 431
Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 34
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leifteán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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