lon dubh
Irish
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
lon dubh m (genitive singular loin dhuibh, nominative plural lonta dubha)
- blackbird (Turdus merula)
- Synonym: lon
Declension
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Hyponyms
- céirseach (“female blackbird”)
References
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 24
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “lon dubh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “lon dubh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “lon dubh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025