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See also: líonn
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish linn (“liquid, drink”), from Proto-Celtic *lindom. Doublet of leann.
Noun
[edit]lionn m (genitive singular leanna, nominative plural leannta)
Declension
[edit]Declension of lionn
Derived terms
[edit]- lionn dubh (“melancholy”)
- lionn fionn (“lymph”)
- lionn fuar (“phlegm”)
- lionn geal (“ichor”)
- lionn gloiní (“vitreous humour”)
- lionn rua (“choler”)
- lionn uiscí (“aqueous humour”)
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “lionn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2linn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish lind, from Proto-Celtic *lindos (“lake, liquid”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]lionn m (genitive singular lionna, plural lionntan)
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
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