leithinis
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From leath- (“half-, hemi-, semi-”) + inis (“island”).
Noun[edit]
leithinis f (genitive singular leithinse, nominative plural leithinsí)
- (geography) peninsula
- Synonym: glasoileán
Declension[edit]
Declension of leithinis
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms[edit]
- An Leithinis Bhalcánach, Leithinis na mBalcán (“the Balkan Peninsula”)
- Leithinis Antartaice (“the Antarctic Peninsula”)
- Leithinis na Cóiré (“the Korean Peninsula”)
- Leithinis na hAnatóile (“the Anatolian peninsula”)
- Leithinis na hAraibe (“the Arabian Peninsula”)
- Leithinis na hIbéire (“the Iberian Peninsula”)
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leithinis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “leathinis”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “leithinis”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024