léana

See also: lèana

Irish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *leknos, possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leym- (“marshy meadow”) (see *léymō (“lake”)). However, compare Welsh llwyn (“grove, woods, copse”), which is borrowed from Latin lignum.[1]

Noun

léana m (genitive singular léana, nominative plural léanta)

  1. low-lying grassy place, water-meadow
  2. greensward, lawn
Declension
Declension of léana (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative léana léanta
vocative a léana a léanta
genitive léana léanta
dative léana léanta
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an léana na léanta
genitive an léana na léanta
dative leis an léana
don léana 		leis na léanta
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • fiabhras léana m (“hay fever”)

Further reading

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

léana

  1. vocative plural of léan

References

  1. ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “léana”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎[1], Stirling, →ISBN, page lèan
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