leann

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish linn (“drink, liquid; brew, ale, beer, intoxicating drink”).

Noun

leann m or f (genitive singular leanna, nominative plural leannta)

  1. (pale) ale; beer
  2. liquid, fluid
Declension
Declension of leann

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative leann leannta
Vocative a leann a leannta
Genitive leanna leannta
Dative leann leannta

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an leann na leannta
Genitive an leanna na leannta
Dative leis an leann

don leann

 leis na leannta
Derived terms
  • leann bó m (“milk”)
  • leann donn m (“brown ale”)
  • leann dubh m (“stout”)
  • leann fraoigh m (“heather-ale”)
  • leann pailme m (“toddy”)
  • leann piorra m (“perry”)
  • leann sinséir m (“ginger ale”)
  • leann táith m (“binding influence”)
  • leann úll m (“cider”)
  • teach leanna m (“ale-house”)

Etymology 2

From Old Irish lenn f (“cloak, mantle”).

Noun

leann f (genitive singular leinne, nominative plural leanna)

  1. (literary) cloak, mantle
Declension
Declension of leann

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative leann leanna
Vocative a leann a leanna
Genitive leinne leann
Dative leann leanna

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an leann na leanna
Genitive na leinne na leann
Dative leis an leann

don leann

 leis na leanna

References
  • "leann" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “2 linn” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “1 lenn” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish linn (“drink, liquid; brew, ale, beer, intoxicating drink”).

Noun

leann m (genitive singular leanna, plural leanntan or leanntaidhean)

  1. ale, beer
  2. liquor, drink
  3. (in plural) humours of the body

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • bèist-dà-leann f (“tapeworm”)
  • droch leanntan m pl (“bad humours”)
  • eadar dhà leann (“'twixt sinking and swimming; water-logged”)
  • leann-caol m, leth-leann m (“small beer”)
  • leann-geur m, leann-goirt m (“alegar, sour ale”)
  • leann-goile m, leann-meirbhidh m (“chyle”)
  • leann-làidir m (“strong beer”)
  • leann-loisgte m (“dregs from distilling whisky; dregs from which ale is brewed”)
  • leann-ràcadail m (“ginger beer”)
  • leann-ruadh m (“choler, anger”)
  • leann-ruadhaidh m (“choler”)
  • leann-tàlaidh m (“allurement, power of enticing by charms”)
  • leann-tàthaidh m (“callus fluid; cement; animal spirits in the body”)
  • leann-ubhall m (“cider”)
  • taigh-leanna m (“beerhouse”)

References
  • Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • “2 linn” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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