léine

See also: Leine and lèine

Irish

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)

Derived terms

• léine róin f (“hair-shirt”)
• léinteoir m (“shirtmaker”)
• taisléine f (“shroud”)

References

• "léine" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “léine” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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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

References

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