léine

See also: Leine and lèine

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish léine[1] (compare Manx lheiney, Scottish Gaelic lèine).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈl̠ʲeːnʲə/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈl̠ʲeːnʲi/[2] (corresponding to the form léinidh)

Noun

léine f (genitive singular léine, nominative plural léinte)

  1. shirt
  2. tunic

Declension
Declension of léine

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative léine léinte
Vocative a léine a léinte
Genitive léine léinte
Dative léine léinte

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an léine na léinte
Genitive na léine na léinte
Dative leis an léine

don léine

 leis na léinte

Derived terms
  • brollach léine m (“shirt-front”)
  • léine Mhuire f (“Lady's-smock, cuckoo-flower”)
  • léine Aifrinn f (“alb, surplice”)
  • léine chaol f (“fine linen shirt”)
  • léine chealtrach f (“body-shirt”)
  • léine chnis f (“(under)vest, under-shirt”)
  • léine chrua f (“stiff shirt”)
  • léine chruach f (“shirt of mail”)
  • léine Haváíoch f (“aloha shirt”)
  • léine mháilleach f (“shirt of mail”)
  • léine oíche f (“night-shirt, night-dress”)
  • léine róin f (“hair-shirt”)
  • léinteog f (“little shirt”)
  • léinteoir m (“shirtmaker”)
  • léintín m (“little shirt”)
  • muinchille léine f (“shirt-sleeve”)
  • taisléine f (“shroud”)

References
  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “léine”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 93

Further reading

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈl͈ʲeːnʲe/

Noun

léine f

  1. (fabric) linen
  2. (clothing) tunic, smock

Inflection
Feminine iā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative léineL léiniL léini
Vocative léineL léiniL léini
Accusative léiniN léiniL léini
Genitive léine léineL léineN
Dative léiniL léinib léinib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Feminine t-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative léine léinidL, léine léinid
Vocative léine léinidL, léine léintea
Accusative léinidN léinidL, léine léintea
Genitive léined léined léinedN
Dative léinidL léintib léintib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants
  • Irish: léine
  • Manx: lheiney
  • Scottish Gaelic: lèine

Further reading
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