leann

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish linn (“drink, liquid; brew, ale, beer, intoxicating drink”).

Noun

leann m or f (genitive singular leanna, nominative plural leannta)

1. (pale) ale; beer

   Synonym: (pale ale) leann gealbhuí

2. liquid, fluid

Declension

Declension of leann

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative leann leannta Vocative a leann a leannta Genitive leanna leannta Dative leann leannta

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an leann na leannta Genitive an leanna na leannta Dative leis an leann don leann leis na leannta

Derived terms

• leann bó m (“milk”)
• leann donn m (“brown ale”)
• leann dubh m (“stout”)
• leann fraoigh m (“heather-ale”)
• leann pailme m (“toddy”)
• leann piorra m (“perry”)
• leann sinséir m (“ginger ale”)
• leann táith m (“binding influence”)
• leann úll m (“cider”)
• leannlus, lus an leanna (“hops”)
• seomra leanna (“tap-room”)
• teach leanna m (“ale-house”)

 

Etymology 2

From Old Irish lenn f (“cloak, mantle”).

Noun

leann f (genitive singular leinne, nominative plural leanna)

1. (literary) cloak, mantle

Declension

Declension of leann

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative leann leanna Vocative a leann a leanna Genitive leinne leann Dative leann leanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an leann na leanna Genitive na leinne na leann Dative leis an leann don leann leis na leanna

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 linn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 lenn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “leann”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “leann”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish linn (“drink, liquid; brew, ale, beer, intoxicating drink”).

Noun

leann m (genitive singular leanna, plural leanntan or leanntaidhean)

1. ale, beer
2. liquor, drink
3. (in plural) humours of the body

Synonyms

• lionn

Derived terms

• bèist-dà-leann f (“tapeworm”)
• droch leanntan m pl (“bad humours”)
• eadar dhà leann (“'twixt sinking and swimming; water-logged”)
• leann-caol m, leth-leann m (“small beer”)
• leann-geur m, leann-goirt m (“alegar, sour ale”)
• leann-goile m, leann-meirbhidh m (“chyle”)
• leann-làidir m (“strong beer”)
• leann-loisgte m (“dregs from distilling whisky; dregs from which ale is brewed”)
• leann-ràcadail m (“ginger beer”)
• leann-ruadhaidh m (“choler”)
• leann-ruadh m (“choler, anger”)
• leann-tàlaidh m (“allurement, power of enticing by charms”)
• leann-tàthaidh m (“callus fluid; cement; animal spirits in the body”)
• leann-ubhall m (“cider”)
• taigh-leanna m (“beerhouse”)

 

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “leann”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 linn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language