Laidin

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish Laiten (compare Scottish Gaelic Laideann, Manx Ladjyn), from Latin Latina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠadʲɪnʲ/

Noun

Laidin f (genitive Laidine)

1. Latin (the language of the ancient Romans)
2. unintelligible speech

Declension

Declension of Laidin

Second declension

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

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

• Alternative genitive form: Laidne

Derived terms

• Ard-Laidin f (“Advanced Latin”)
• Laidin bhacach f (“dog Latin”)
• Laidin dhéanach f (“Late Latin”)
• Laidin mheánaoiseach f, Laidin na meánaoise f (“Medieval Latin”)
• Laidin na ndaoine f (“Vulgar Latin”)
• Laidineach (“Latin”, adjective)
• Laidineacht f (“Latinity”)
• Laidineach m (“Latin”) (person)
• Laidineoir m (“Latinist”)
• Laidinigh (“Latinize”, transitive verb)
• Nua-Laidin f (“Neo-Latin”)

 

Further reading

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