leanúint

Irish

Alternative forms
  • leanacht (Cois Fharraige)
  • leanamhain, leanamhaint, leanamhuin, leanamhuint, leanmhain, leanmhaint, leanmhuin, leanmhuint, lenmain, lenmhain (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish lenamain; surface analysis lean +‎ -úint.

Pronunciation
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈl̠ʲanˠun̠ʲtʲ/, /ˈl̠ʲan̪ˠun̠ʲtʲ/[1]

Noun

leanúint f (genitive singular leanúna)

  1. verbal noun of lean

Derived terms

References
  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 21
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