leathchoróin

Irish

Alternative forms

• leathchoróinn
• leath-choróin, leath-choróinn

Etymology

From leath- +‎ coróin.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲaˌxɔɾˠænʲ/

Noun

leathchoróin f (genitive singular leathchorónach or leathchoróine or leathchoróineach, nominative plural leathchorónacha or leathchoróineacha)

1. half-crown (coin)

Declension

Standard declension:

Declension of leathchoróin (fifth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative leathchoróin leathchorónacha vocative a leathchoróin a leathchorónacha genitive leathchorónach leathchorónacha dative leathchoróin leathchorónaigh (archaic, dialectal) leathchorónacha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an leathchoróin na leathchorónacha genitive na leathchorónach na leathchorónacha dative leis an leathchoróin leis an leathchorónaigh (archaic, dialectal) don leathchoróin don leathchorónaigh (archaic, dialectal) leis na leathchorónacha

Alternative declension as second-declension noun:

Declension of leathchoróin (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative leathchoróin leathchoróineacha vocative a leathchoróin a leathchoróineacha genitive leathchoróine leathchoróineacha dative leathchoróin leathchoróineacha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an leathchoróin na leathchoróineacha genitive na leathchoróine na leathchoróineacha dative leis an leathchoróin don leathchoróin leis na leathchoróineacha

Alternative declension as fifth-declension noun:

Declension of leathchoróin (fifth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative leathchoróin leathchoróineacha vocative a leathchoróin a leathchoróineacha genitive leathchoróineach leathchoróineacha dative leathchoróin leathchoróinigh (archaic, dialectal) leathchoróineacha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an leathchoróin na leathchoróineacha genitive na leathchoróineach na leathchoróineacha dative leis an leathchoróin leis an leathchoróinigh (archaic, dialectal) don leathchoróin don leathchoróinigh (archaic, dialectal) leis na leathchoróineacha

Further reading

• “leathchoróin”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “leath-”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leathchoróin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 84