leithinis

Irish

Alternative forms

• leathinis

Etymology

From leath- (“half-, hemi-, semi-”) +‎ inis (“island”).

Noun

leithinis f (genitive singular leithinse, nominative plural leithinsí)

1. (geography) peninsula

   Synonym: glasoileán

Declension

Declension of leithinis (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative leithinis leithinsí vocative a leithinis a leithinsí genitive leithinse leithinsí dative leithinis leithinsí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an leithinis na leithinsí genitive na leithinse na leithinsí dative leis an leithinis don leithinis leis na leithinsí

Derived terms

• An Leithinis Bhalcánach, Leithinis na mBalcán (“the Balkan Peninsula”)
• Leithinis Antartaice (“the Antarctic Peninsula”)
• Leithinis na Cóiré (“the Korean Peninsula”)
• Leithinis na hAnatóile (“the Anatolian peninsula”)
• Leithinis na hAraibe (“the Arabian Peninsula”)
• Leithinis na hIbéire (“the Iberian Peninsula”)

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leithinis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “leathinis”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “leithinis”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025