lámhainn

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish lámann (“glove, sleeve”).[2]

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠəiɲɪ/[3]
  • (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠɑːvˠənʲə/[4]; /ˈl̪ˠɑːvˠɑːnˠ/ (corresponding to lámhán)[4]

Noun

lámhainn f (genitive singular lámhainne, nominative plural lámhainní)

  1. glove

Declension

Declension of lámhainn (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative lámhainn lámhainní
vocative a lámhainn a lámhainní
genitive lámhainne lámhainní
dative lámhainn lámhainní
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an lámhainn na lámhainní
genitive na lámhainne na lámhainní
dative leis an lámhainn
don lámhainn 		leis na lámhainní

Derived terms

  • lámhainneoir m (“glover”)
  • lámhainn iarainn f (“gauntlet”)

References

  1. ^ “lámhainn”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “lámann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968), The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 293, page 101; reprinted 1988
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 180

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