léine

See also: Leine and lèine

Irish

Alternative forms

• léinidh

Etymology

From Old Irish léine (compare Manx lheiney, Scottish Gaelic lèine).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲeːnʲə/

Noun

léine f (genitive singular léine, nominative plural léinte)

1. shirt
2. tunic

Declension

Declension of léine

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative léine léinte Vocative a léine a léinte Genitive léine léinte Dative léine léinte

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an léine na léinte Genitive na léine na léinte Dative leis an léine don léine leis na léinte

• Alternative plural: léinteacha (Cois Fharraige), léintreacha

Derived terms

Terms derived from léine

• brollach léine m (“shirt-front”)
• léine Aifrinn f (“alb, surplice”)
• léine chaol f (“fine linen shirt”)
• léine chealtrach f (“body-shirt”)

• léine chnis f (“(under)vest, under-shirt”)
• léine chrua f (“stiff shirt”)
• léine chruach f, léine mháilleach f (“shirt of mail”)
• léine Haváíoch f (“aloha shirt”)

• léine Mhuire f (“Lady's-smock, cuckoo-flower”)
• léine oíche f (“night-shirt, night-dress”)
• léine róin f (“hair-shirt”)
• léinteog f, léintín m (“little shirt”)

• léinteoir m (“shirtmaker”)
• muinchille léine f (“shirt-sleeve”)
• taisléine f (“shroud”)

Related terms

• léinteoireacht f (“shirtmaking”)

Further reading

• "léine" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “léine” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• Entries containing “léine” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “léine” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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Old Irish

Alternative forms

• léne

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈl͈ʲeːnʲə/

Noun

léine f

1. (fabric) linen
2. (clothing) tunic, smock

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Irish: léine
• Manx: lheiney
• Scottish Gaelic: lèine

Further reading

• “léine” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.