léan

See also: lean, Lean, and Léan

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /lʲiːa̯n̪ˠ/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /l̠ʲeːnˠ/, /l̠ʲeːn̪ˠ/
• Homophone: léann (many Connacht and Ulster varieties)

Noun

léan m (genitive singular léin, nominative plural léanta)

1. affliction, grief, anguish, woe

   Mo léan!

   Woe is me!

Declension

Declension of léan

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative léan léanta Vocative a léin a léana Genitive léin léan Dative léan léanta

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an léan na léanta Genitive an léin na léan Dative leis an léan don léan leis na léanta

Derived terms

• léanmhar (“sorrowful, woeful, agonizing”)

Descendants

• → Yola: llean

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “léan”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 425
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “léan”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN