léan

See also: lean, Lean, and Léan

Irish

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /lʲiːa̯n̪ˠ/
(Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /l̠ʲeːnˠ/, /l̠ʲeːn̪ˠ/
Homophone: léann (many Connacht and Ulster varieties)

Noun

léan m (genitive singular léin, nominative plural léanta)

affliction, grief, anguish, woe
Mo léan!
Woe is me!

Declension

Declension of léan

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	léan	léanta
Vocative	a léin	a léana
Genitive	léin	léan
Dative	léan	léanta

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an léan	na léanta
Genitive	an léin	na léan
Dative	leis an léan don léan	leis na léanta

Derived terms

léanmhar (“sorrowful, woeful, agonizing”)

Descendants

→ Yola: llean

Further reading

Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “léan”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 425
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “léan”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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