Liobánach

Irish

Etymology

From An Liobáin (“Lebanon”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

Liobánach (genitive singular masculine Liobánaigh, genitive singular feminine Liobánaí, plural Liobánacha, not comparable)

1. Lebanese

Declension

Declension of Liobánach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	Liobánach	Liobánach	Liobánacha
vocative	Liobánaigh		Liobánacha
genitive		Liobánaí	Liobánacha	Liobánach
dative	Liobánach	Liobánach; Liobánaigh (archaic)	Liobánacha
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

Related terms

• Poblacht na Liobáine (“the Lebanese Republic”)

Noun

Liobánach m (genitive singular Liobánaigh, nominative plural Liobánaigh)

1. Lebanese person

Declension

Declension of Liobánach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative Liobánach Liobánaigh vocative a Liobánaigh a Liobánacha genitive Liobánaigh Liobánach dative Liobánach Liobánaigh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an Liobánach na Liobánaigh genitive an Liobánaigh na Liobánach dative leis an Liobánach don Liobánach leis na Liobánaigh

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Liobánach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “Liobánach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024