léine

See also: Leine and lèine

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish léine (compare Manx lheiney, Scottish Gaelic lèine).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈl̠ʲeːnʲə/

Noun

léine f (genitive singular léine, nominative plural léinte)

  1. shirt
  2. tunic

Declension
Declension of léine

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative léine léinte
Vocative a léine a léinte
Genitive léine léinte
Dative léine léinte

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an léine na léinte
Genitive na léine na léinte
Dative leis an léine

don léine

 leis na léinte

Derived terms
  • brollach léine m (“shirt-front”)
  • léine Aifrinn f (“alb, surplice”)
  • léine chaol f (“fine linen shirt”)
  • léine chealtrach f (“body-shirt”)
  • léine chnis f (“(under)vest, under-shirt”)
  • léine chrua f (“stiff shirt”)
  • léine chruach f, léine mháilleach f (“shirt of mail”)
  • léine Haváíoch f (“aloha shirt”)
  • léine Mhuire f (“Lady's-smock, cuckoo-flower”)
  • léine oíche f (“night-shirt, night-dress”)
  • léine róin f (“hair-shirt”)
  • léinteog f, léintín m (“little shirt”)
  • léinteoir m (“shirtmaker”)
  • muinchille léine f (“shirt-sleeve”)
  • taisléine f (“shroud”)

Further reading
  • "léine" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “léine” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • Entries containing “léine” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “léine” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Old Irish

Alternative forms
  • léne

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈl͈ʲeːnʲə/

Noun

léine f

  1. (fabric) linen
  2. (clothing) tunic, smock

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Further reading
  • “léine” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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