leann

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Irish

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Etymology 1

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From Old Irish linn (drink, liquid; brew, ale, beer, intoxicating drink), from Proto-Celtic *lindom. Doublet of lionn.

Alternative forms

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Noun

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leann m or f (genitive singular leanna, nominative plural leannta)

  1. (pale) ale; beer
    Synonym: (pale ale) leann gealbhuí
  2. liquid, fluid
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From Old Irish lenn f (cloak, mantle), from Proto-Celtic *linnā (cloak, veil). Cognate with Welsh llen, Cornish len, Breton lenn, Gaulish linna.

Noun

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leann f (genitive singular leinne, nominative plural leanna)

  1. (literary) cloak, mantle
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Further reading

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish linn, lind (drink, liquid; brew, ale, beer, intoxicating drink) and cognate with Welsh llyn. Stokes suggests a connection with Ancient Greek πλαδαρός (pladarós, moist).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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leann m (genitive singular leanna, plural leanntan or leanntaidhean)

  1. ale, beer
  2. liquor, drink
  3. (in the plural) humours of the body

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
leann unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “leann”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 linn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language