leinn

See also: léinn

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish leinn. Cognates include Irish linn and Manx lhien.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /leiɲ/
  • (Lewis) IPA(key): /lɤiɲ/
  • (Argyll) IPA(key): /leɲː/
  • Hyphenation: leinn

Pronoun

leinn

  1. first-person plural of le: with us; by us

Inflection

Personal inflection of le
Number Person Simple Emphatic
Singular 1st leam leamsa
2nd leat leatsa
3rd m leis leis-san
3rd f leatha leathase
Plural 1st leinn leinne
2nd leibh leibhse
3rd leotha leothasan

References

  • Colin Mark (2003) The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 382
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