Luimneach

See also: luimneach

Irish

Etymology

From lom na n-each (“grassless (field) of the horses”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠɪmʲənʲəx/

Proper noun

Luimneach m (genitive Luimnigh)

1. Limerick (a city in and county town of County Limerick, Ireland)
2. Limerick (a county of Ireland)

Declension

Declension of Luimneach

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative Luimneach Vocative a Luimnigh Genitive Luimnigh Dative Luimneach

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an Luimneach Genitive an Luimnigh Dative leis an Luimneach don Luimneach

Derived terms

• luimneach m (“limerick”)

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Luimneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Luimneach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Luimneach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024