lèine
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish léine[1] (compare Irish léine, Manx lheiney).
Pronunciation
Noun
lèine f (genitive singular lèine, plural lèintean)
Declension
- Alternative dative singular: lèinidh (Uist, Barra)
- Alternative genitive singular: lèineadh (Uist, Barra)
Derived terms
- fo-lèine (“vest, undershirt”)
- lèine bhàn (“white tissue lining the eggshell”)
- lèine-T (“T-shirt”)
- lèineag (diminutive)
References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “léine”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “lèine”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN