Laidin
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish Laiten (compare Scottish Gaelic Laideann, Manx Ladjyn), from Latin Latina.[2]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Laidin f (genitive Laidine)
- Latin (the language of the ancient Romans)
- unintelligible speech
Declension[edit]
Declension of Laidin
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Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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- Alternative genitive form: Laidne
Derived terms[edit]
- Ard-Laidin f (“Advanced Latin”)
- Laidin dhéanach f (“Late Latin”)
- Laidin mheánaoiseach f (“Medieval Latin”)
- Laidin na ndaoine f (“Vulgar Latin”)
- Laidineach m (“Latin (person)”)
- Laidineach (“Latin”, adjective)
- Laidineacht f (“Latinity”)
- Laidineoir m (“Latinist”)
- Laidinigh (“Latinize”, transitive verb)
- Nua-Laidin f (“New Latin”)
References[edit]
- ^ “Laidin”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Laiten”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Laidin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Laidin”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “Laidin”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024