leathann

Irish

Verb

leathann

1. present indicative analytic of leath

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish lethan (“broad, wide”). Cognates include Irish leathan and Manx lhean.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʎɛhən̪ˠ/
  • (lenited) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛhən̪ˠ/
• Hyphenation: lea‧thann

Adjective

leathann (comparative leatha or leotha or leithne, qualitative noun leatha or leotha)

1. broad, wide

Declension

Declension of leathann (type I adjective)

	masculine	feminine	plural
nominative	leathann	leathann	leathanna
genitive	leathainn	leathainne	leathanna
dative	leathann	leathainn	leathanna
vocative	leathainn	leathann	leathanna

Antonyms

• caol

Derived terms

• bann-leathann
• bradan-leathann
• los-leathann

 

Mutation

Mutation of leathann

radical	lenition
leathann	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• Colin Mark (2003) “leathann”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN