lóchrann

Irish

Alternative forms

  • lóchran, lochrann

Etymology

From Middle Irish lóchrann, from Old Irish lócharn, lúacharn, from Proto-Celtic *loukarnā, borrowed from Latin lucerna (“lamp”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic lòchran, Welsh llugorn, and Cornish lugarn.

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠɔːxɾˠən̪ˠ/[1]

Noun

lóchrann m (genitive singular lóchrainn, nominative plural lóchrainn)

  1. lantern, lamp

Declension

Declension of lóchrann (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative lóchrann lóchrainn
vocative a lóchrainn a lóchranna
genitive lóchrainn lóchrann
dative lóchrann lóchrainn
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an lóchrann na lóchrainn
genitive an lóchrainn na lóchrann
dative leis an lóchrann
don lóchrann 		leis na lóchrainn

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 454, page 147

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