léan

See also: lean, Lean, and Léan

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /lʲiːa̯n̪ˠ/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /l̠ʲeːnˠ/, /l̠ʲeːn̪ˠ/
• Homophone: léann (many Connacht and Ulster varieties)

Noun

léan m (genitive singular léin, nominative plural léanta)

1. affliction, grief, anguish, woe

   Mo léan!

   Woe is me!

Declension

Declension of léan (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative léan léanta vocative a léin a léana genitive léin léan dative léan léanta forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an léan na léanta genitive an léin na léan dative leis an léan don léan leis na léanta

Derived terms

• léanmhar (“sorrowful, woeful, agonizing”)

Descendants

• → Yola: llean

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “léan”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 425
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “léan”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN