leamhnacht

Irish

Etymology

Dissimilation of earlier leamhlacht, from Middle Irish lemlacht, a compound of lem (“soft, weak”) and lacht (“milk”) (compare leamh and lacht). Was originally masculine (as is lacht), but later became feminine due to association with the suffix -acht.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈlʲaun̪ˠəxt̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲaunˠəxt̪ˠ/, /ˈl̠ʲaun̪ˠəxt̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲaunˠa(x)t̪ˠ/, /ˈl̠ʲaun̪ˠa(x)t̪ˠ/

Noun

leamhnacht f or m (genitive singular leamhnachta)

1. new milk, milk fresh from the cow

Declension

As a feminine noun:

Declension of leamhnacht (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative leamhnacht vocative a leamhnacht genitive leamhnachta dative leamhnacht forms with the definite article case singular nominative an leamhnacht genitive na leamhnachta dative leis an leamhnacht don leamhnacht

As a masculine noun:

Declension of leamhnacht (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative leamhnacht vocative a leamhnacht genitive leamhnachta dative leamhnacht forms with the definite article case singular nominative an leamhnacht genitive an leamhnachta dative leis an leamhnacht don leamhnacht

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “lemnacht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “leaṁnaċt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 425
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leamhnacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “leamhnacht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 43