lannoon

Manx

Etymology

From Middle Irish lánamain, from Old Irish lánamain (“married couple”), a compound widely believed to have been derived from emon (“twin, triplet”) (which may have influenced the Manx word's semantic drift).

Noun

lannoon m (genitive singular lannoonagh, plural lannoonyn)

  1. twin
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