lionn

See also: líonn

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish linn (“liquid, drink”), from Proto-Celtic *lindom. Doublet of leann.

Noun

lionn m (genitive singular leanna, nominative plural leannta)

  1. humour (of the body)
  2. (Munster) Alternative form of leann

Declension
Declension of lionn

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative lionn leannta
Vocative a lionn a leannta
Genitive leanna leannta
Dative lionn leannta

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an lionn na leannta
Genitive an leanna na leannta
Dative leis an lionn

don lionn

 leis na leannta

Derived terms
  • lionn dubh (“melancholy”)
  • lionn fionn (“lymph”)
  • lionn fuar (“phlegm”)
  • lionn geal (“ichor”)
  • lionn gloiní (“vitreous humour”)
  • lionn rua (“choler”)
  • lionn uiscí (“aqueous humour”)

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish lind, from Proto-Celtic *lindos (“lake, liquid”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʎuːn̪ˠ/

Noun

lionn m (genitive singular lionna, plural lionntan)

  1. liquid, fluid
  2. (dated) ale
  3. (dated) beer

Synonyms

Derived terms

References
  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
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