lèine

See also: Leine and léine

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʎeːnə/[2][3][4][5]
  • (South Argyll) IPA(key): /ˈʎeːɲə/[6]

Noun

lèine f (genitive singular lèine, plural lèintean)

  1. shirt, chemise

Declension

  • Alternative dative singular: lèinidh (Southern Hebridean, Skye)
  • Alternative genitive singular: lèineadh (Southern Hebridean, Skye)

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “léine”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  3. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1940), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 67
  4. ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966), Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath
  5. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. II: The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, pages 37, 96
  6. ^ Jones, George (2009), “The Gaelic of South Argyll: Jura and Islay Dialects”, in J. Derrick McClure, John M. Kirk, Margaret C. Storrie, editors, A Land That Lies Westward: Language and Culture in Islay and Argyll, Edinburgh: J. Donald, →ISBN, page 9

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911), “lèine”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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