leasainm

See also: leas-ainm

Irish

Alternative forms

leas-ainm (superseded)

Etymology

From Middle Irish lesainm (“nickname, sobriquet”), from les- (“substitute”) + ainm. By surface analysis, leas- +‎ ainm (“name”). Compare Welsh llysenw.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈlʲasˠanʲəmʲ/ ~ /lʲasˠˈanʲəmʲ/^[1]
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲasˠænʲəmʲ/^[2], /ˈl̠ʲasˠanʲəmʲ/^[3]
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲasˠenʲəmʲ/^[4]

Noun

leasainm m (genitive singular leasainm, nominative plural leasainmneacha)

nickname

Declension

Declension of leasainm (fourth declension)

bare forms
	singular	plural
nominative	leasainm	leasainmneacha
vocative	a leasainm	a leasainmneacha
genitive	leasainm	leasainmneacha
dative	leasainm	leasainmneacha

forms with the definite article
	singular	plural
nominative	an leasainm	na leasainmneacha
genitive	an leasainm	na leasainmneacha
dative	leis an leasainm don leasainm	leis na leasainmneacha

Synonyms

forainm

References

^ Breatnach, Risteard B. (1947) The Irish of Ring, Co. Waterford: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 380, page 80
^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 185
^ de Búrca, Seán (1958) The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 374, page 75
^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 479, page 153

Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 les”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “leas-”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 644; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “leasainm”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
“leasainm”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leasainm”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

[1] Breatnach, Risteard B. (1947) The Irish of Ring, Co. Waterford: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 380, page 80

[2] Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 185

[3] Búrca, Seán (1958) The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 374, page 75

[4] Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 479, page 153

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