línéadach
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Descriptive compound of líon (“linen”) + éadach (“cloth”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Munster) IPA(key): /lʲiːˈnʲiːa̯d̪ˠəx/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈl̠ʲiːnʲeːd̪ˠəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈl̠ʲiːnʲəd̪ˠa(x)/[1]
Noun[edit]
línéadach m (genitive singular línéadaigh, nominative plural línéadaí)
Declension[edit]
Declension of línéadach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms[edit]
- cófra línéadaigh (“linen closet, linen press”)
- línéadach boird (“table linen”)
- línéadach leapa (“bedclothes, bedlinen”)
References[edit]
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 51
Further reading[edit]
- “línéadach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 lín”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “lín-éadaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 437
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “línéadach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN