lennán

See also: lennän

Middle Irish

Etymology

From lenn +‎ -án; the first element could be related to Old Irish laigid (“to lie down”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈl͈ʲen͈aːn/

Noun

lennán m

  1. (male) sweetheart, lover, beloved
  2. darling, favourite
  3. spouse
  4. concubine

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Irish: leannán
  • Manx: lhiannan
  • Scottish Gaelic: leannan

References
  • MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “lennán”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN, page lennán
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