lánúin

Irish

Alternative forms

• lánú
• lánamha, lánamhain, lánamhuin, lánmha, lánughadh (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish lánamain.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /l̪ˠɑːˈn̪ˠuːnʲ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠɑːnˠuːnʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠaːnˠũnʲ/

Noun

lánúin f (genitive singular lánúine or lánúna, nominative plural lánúineacha or lánúnacha)

1. couple (two partners in a romantic or sexual relationship)

Declension

As a second-declension noun:

Declension of lánúin

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative lánúin lánúineacha Vocative a lánúin a lánúineacha Genitive lánúine lánúineacha Dative lánúin lánúineacha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an lánúin na lánúineacha Genitive na lánúine na lánúineacha Dative leis an lánúin don lánúin leis na lánúineacha

As a third-declension noun:

Declension of lánúin

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative lánúin lánúnacha Vocative a lánúin a lánúnacha Genitive lánúna lánúnacha Dative lánúin lánúnacha

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an lánúin na lánúnacha Genitive na lánúna na lánúnacha Dative leis an lánúin don lánúin leis na lánúnacha

Derived terms

• lánúnach (“cohabitating, mating”, adjective)
• lánúnas m (“cohabitation, mating”)

Further reading

• “lánúin”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “lánamain”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “lánaṁain”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 418
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “lánúin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN