leasainm

See also: leas-ainm

Irish

Etymology

From leas- +‎ ainm (“name”). Compare Middle Irish lesainm (“nickname, sobriquet”), from les- (“substitute”) + ainm. Compare Welsh llysenw.

Noun

leasainm m (genitive singular leasainm, nominative plural leasainmneacha)

1. nickname

   Synonym: forainm

Declension

Declension of leasainm

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative leasainm leasainmneacha Vocative a leasainm a leasainmneacha Genitive leasainm leasainmneacha Dative leasainm leasainmneacha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an leasainm na leasainmneacha Genitive an leasainm na leasainmneacha Dative leis an leasainm don leasainm leis na leasainmneacha

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leasainm”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 les”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Entries containing “leasainm” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “leasainm” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.