leanbán

Irish

Alternative forms

• leanbhán

Etymology

From Middle Irish lenbán.

Noun

leanbán m (genitive singular leanbáin, nominative plural leanbáin)

1. little child, baby; darling

Declension

Declension of leanbán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative leanbán leanbáin Vocative a leanbáin a leanbána Genitive leanbáin leanbán Dative leanbán leanbáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an leanbán na leanbáin Genitive an leanbáin na leanbán Dative leis an leanbán don leanbán leis na leanbáin

Synonyms

• babaí
• bunóc
• leanbh(ín)

 

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leanbán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “lenbán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language