leathan

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish lethan, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlitanos (“broad”) (compare Welsh llydan, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Cornish and Breton ledan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲahənˠ/

Adjective

leathan (genitive singular masculine leathain, genitive singular feminine leithne, plural leathana, comparative leithne)

1. broad; wide, extensive

Declension

Declension of leathan

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	leathan	leathan	leathana
Vocative	leathain		leathana
Genitive		leithne	leathana	leathan
Dative	leathan	leathan; leathain (archaic)	leathana
Comparative	níos leithne
Superlative	is leithne

Derived terms

• barrleathan (“wide at top; square-toed”)
• claíomh leathan (“broadsword”)
• leathanach (“page”)
• leathanaigeanta (“broad-minded”)
• leathanduilleach (“broad-leaved; broad-brimmed”)
• leathanghiallach (“square-jawed”)
• leathanghuailleach (“broad-shouldered, square-shouldered”)
• leathanlannach (“broadbladed”)
• leathanmhogallach (“wide-meshed”)
• leathanteangach (“having a broad accent; thick of speech”)
• leathantónach (“broad-bottomed”)
• leathanuchtach (“broad-chested”)
• leathnaigh (“widen, extend”, verb)
• leathnóg (“plump low-sized woman”)

 

Related terms

• leathantas (“wide extent, wideness”)

Noun

leathan m (genitive singular leathain, nominative plural leathain)

1. broad part
2. flat open space

Declension

Declension of leathan

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative leathan leathain Vocative a leathain a leathana Genitive leathain leathan Dative leathan leathain

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leathan”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “leathan”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “leathan”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024