láine

See also: laine, Laine, and làine

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish láine.

Noun

láine f (genitive singular láine)

1. fullness

Declension

Declension of láine

Fourth declension

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

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an láine Genitive na láine Dative leis an láine don láine

Derived terms

• comhláine

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

láine

1. inflection of lán:
   1. genitive singular feminine
   2. comparative degree

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “láine”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “láine”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “láine”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “láine”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Old Irish

Etymology

From lán +‎ -e.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈl͈aːnʲe/

Noun

láine f

1. fullness

Inflection

Feminine iā-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	láineL	—	—
Vocative	láineL	—	—
Accusative	láiniN	—	—
Genitive	láine	—	—
Dative	láiniL	—	—
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

• comláine

Descendants

• Irish: láine

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
láine also lláine after a proclitic	láine pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “láine”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language