leann

Irish

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

Noun

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

  1. (pale) ale; beer
    Synonym: (pale ale) leann gealbhuí
  2. liquid, fluid
Declension
Declension of leann

Third declension

Bare forms:

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

Forms with the definite article:

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

don leann

 leis na leannta
Derived terms
  • leann bó m (“milk”)
  • leann donn m (“brown ale”)
  • leann dubh m (“stout”)
  • leann fraoigh m (“heather-ale”)
  • leann pailme m (“toddy”)
  • leann piorra m (“perry”)
  • leann sinséir m (“ginger ale”)
  • leann táith m (“binding influence”)
  • leann úll m (“cider”)
  • leannlus, lus an leanna (“hops”)
  • seomra leanna (“tap-room”)
  • teach leanna m (“ale-house”)

Etymology 2

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

Noun

leann f (genitive singular leinne, nominative plural leanna)

  1. (literary) cloak, mantle
Declension
Declension of leann

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative leann leanna
Vocative a leann a leanna
Genitive leinne leann
Dative leann leanna

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an leann na leanna
Genitive na leinne na leann
Dative leis an leann

don leann

 leis na leanna

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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
  • IPA(key): /ʎaun̪ˠ/

Noun

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

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

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • bèist-dà-leann f (“tapeworm”)
  • droch leanntan m pl (“bad humours”)
  • eadar dhà leann (“'twixt sinking and swimming; water-logged”)
  • leann-caol m, leth-leann m (“small beer”)
  • leann-geur m, leann-goirt m (“alegar, sour ale”)
  • leann-goile m, leann-meirbhidh m (“chyle”)
  • leann-làidir m (“strong beer”)
  • leann-loisgte m (“dregs from distilling whisky; dregs from which ale is brewed”)
  • leann-ràcadail m (“ginger beer”)
  • leann-ruadhaidh m (“choler”)
  • leann-ruadh m (“choler, anger”)
  • leann-tàlaidh m (“allurement, power of enticing by charms”)
  • leann-tàthaidh m (“callus fluid; cement; animal spirits in the body”)
  • leann-ubhall m (“cider”)
  • taigh-leanna m (“beerhouse”)

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

References
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “leann”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 linn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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