lionn

See also: líonn

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish linn (“liquid, drink”), from Proto-Celtic *lindom. Doublet of leann.

Noun

lionn m (genitive singular leanna, nominative plural leannta)

  1. humour (of the body)
  2. (Munster) alternative form of leann

Declension

Declension of lionn (third declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative lionn leannta
vocative a lionn a leannta
genitive leanna leannta
dative lionn leannta
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an lionn na leannta
genitive an leanna na leannta
dative leis an lionn
don lionn 		leis na leannta

Derived terms

  • lionn dubh (“melancholy”)
  • lionn fionn (“lymph”)
  • lionn fuar (“phlegm”)
  • lionn geal (“ichor”)
  • lionn gloiní (“vitreous humour”)
  • lionn rua (“choler”)
  • lionn uiscí (“aqueous humour”)

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish lind, from Proto-Celtic *lindos (“lake, liquid”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʎuːn̪ˠ/

Noun

lionn m (genitive singular lionna, plural lionntan)

  1. liquid, fluid
  2. (dated) ale
  3. (dated) beer

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
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