leathan
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish lethan, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlitanos (“broad”) (compare Welsh llydan, Cornish and Breton ledan).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
leathan (genitive singular masculine leathain, genitive singular feminine leithne, plural leathana, comparative leithne)
Declension[edit]
Declension of leathan
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
- leathantas (“wide extent, wideness”)
Noun[edit]
leathan m (genitive singular leathain, nominative plural leathain)
Declension[edit]
Declension of leathan
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Further reading[edit]
- "leathan" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “leathan” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “leathan” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
References[edit]
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 7.