leinn

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See also: léinn

Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish leinn. Cognates include Irish linn and Manx lhien.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /leiɲ/
  • (Lewis) IPA(key): /lɤiɲ/
  • (Argyll) IPA(key): /leɲː/
  • Hyphenation: leinn

Pronoun[edit]

leinn

  1. first-person plural of le: with us; by us

Inflection[edit]

Personal inflection of le
Number Person Simple Emphatic
Singular 1st leam leamsa
2nd leat leatsa
3rd m leis leis-san
3rd f leatha leathase
Plural 1st leinn leinne
2nd leibh leibhse
3rd leotha leothasan

References[edit]

  • Colin Mark (2003) The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 382