leointe

Irish

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /lʲoːnʲtʲɪ/

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish leóinte (“wounded, damaged”).

Adjective

leointe

  1. sickly, weak
Declension
Declension of leointe
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative leointe leointe leointe;
leointe2
vocative leointe leointe
genitive leointe leointe leointe
dative leointe;
leointe1 		leointe leointe;
leointe2
Comparative níos leointe
Superlative is leointe

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Participle

leointe

  1. alternative form of leonta

Etymology 2

Perhaps a variant of deonta, plural of deoin (“will, consent”).

Noun

leointe

  1. (Munster) will, volition
Usage notes

Only used in the phrase de do leointe féin (“of one's own accord”).

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