léana

See also: lèana

Irish

Alternative forms

• leuna (superseded)

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *lekno, possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leym- (“marshy meadow”) (see *léymō (“lake”)). However, compare Welsh llwyn (“grove, woods, copse”), which is borrowed from Latin lignum.

Noun

léana m (genitive singular léana, nominative plural léanta)

1. low-lying grassy place, water-meadow
2. greensward, lawn

Declension

Declension of léana (fourth declension)

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

Synonyms

• (lawn): plásóg, plásóg fhéir, faiche, báinseach

Derived terms

• fiabhras léana m (“hay fever”)

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “léana”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN