leagan

See also: leagãn and leagăn

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From leag +‎ -an. Largely replaced earlier leagadh.

Pronunciation

Noun

leagan m (genitive singular as substantive leagain, genitive as verbal noun leagtha, nominative plural leaganacha)

  1. verbal noun of leag
  2. laying
  3. drop (of goods)
  4. felling (of trees)
    Synonym: réiteach
  5. version, reading, form, phrase (of text)
    Synonyms: insint (“version (of text)”), frása (“phrase, version”), cineál (“form”)
  6. (linguistics) variant

Declension

As substantive
Declension of leagan (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative leagan leaganacha
vocative a leagain a leaganacha
genitive leagain leaganacha
dative leagan leaganacha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an leagan na leaganacha
genitive an leagain na leaganacha
dative leis an leagan
don leagan 		leis na leaganacha
As verbal noun
Declension of leagan (irregular, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative leagan
vocative a leagan
genitive leagtha
dative leagan
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an leagan
genitive an leagtha
dative leis an leagan
don leagan

Derived terms

  • foleagan (“underlay, underlap”)
  • mórleagan (“major premise”)
  • sil-leagan (“(geological) deposit”)

References

  1. ^ “leagan”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 132, page 27
  3. ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 602, page 216
  4. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 103, page 42

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “leagan”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 641; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leagan”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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