leamhan
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See also: leamhán
Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish legam (“(grub of) clothes-moth”), via an oblique form with a nasal ending (compare legamnach (“moth-eaten”)). The ultimate meaning could have been "eater, destroyer," according to Watkins, who reconstructs *leg-amon- (“destroyer”), for which see legaid.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
leamhan m (genitive singular leamhain, nominative plural leamhain)
Declension[edit]
Declension of leamhan
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Forms with the definite article:
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References[edit]
- ^ Watkins, Calvert (1962) Indo-European Origins of the Celtic Verb: I. The Sigmatic Aorist, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, page 184
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 201, page 101
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Irish lemán, lem (“elm tree”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
leamhan m (genitive singular leamhain, plural leamhain)
Synonyms[edit]
Categories:
- Irish terms derived from Old Irish
- Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Irish lemmas
- Irish nouns
- Irish masculine nouns
- Irish first-declension nouns
- ga:Moths
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Middle Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Middle Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic nouns
- Scottish Gaelic masculine nouns
- gd:Rosales order plants
- gd:Trees