leathcheann

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From leath- +‎ ceann.

Pronunciation

Noun

leathcheann m (genitive singular leathchinn, nominative plural leathchinn)

  1. one of a pair, one of two persons or things
  2. a tilt of the head to one side
  3. fellow (object which is associated with another object), companion (thing or phenomenon closely associated with another)
  4. a half glass (of an alcoholic beverage)
  5. side of the head

Declension

Declension of leathcheann (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative leathcheann leathchinn
vocative a leathchinn a leathcheanna
genitive leathchinn leathcheann
dative leathcheann leathchinn
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an leathcheann na leathchinn
genitive an leathchinn na leathcheann
dative leis an leathcheann
don leathcheann 		leis na leathchinn

See also

  • leiceann (“cheek”) (etymologically unrelated, but sometimes connected by folk etymology)

References

  1. ^ “leathcheann”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 242, page 122

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