leonadh

Irish

Etymology

From leon +‎ -adh.

Pronunciation

  • (noun): (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈl̠ʲoːnˠu(ː)/[1]

Noun

leonadh m (genitive singular leonta, nominative plural leontaí)

  1. (uncountable) verbal noun of leon
  2. (countable) sprain, injury, wound

Verb

leonadh

  1. inflection of leon:
    1. autonomous past indicative
    2. analytic past habitual
    3. analytic past subjunctive
    4. third-person singular imperative

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 226

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “leonaḋ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 659; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “leonadh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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