leiceann
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish lecca. Under folk-etymology it is sometimes confused with leathcheann (“side of the head”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈl̠ʲɛcən̪ˠ/
Noun
leiceann m (genitive singular leicinn, nominative plural leicne)
Declension
Declension of leiceann
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- ardleicneach
- leicneach
Further reading
- “leiceann” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “leiceann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- "leiceann" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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