liúntas

Irish

Alternative forms

• allúntas

Etymology

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Noun

liúntas m (genitive singular liúntais, nominative plural liúntais)

1. allowance

Declension

Declension of liúntais (first declension)

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

Derived terms

• liúntas ama (“time allowance”)
• liúntas breoiteachta (“sickness allowance”)
• liúntas cothaithe (“maintenance allowance, subsistence allowance”)
• liúntas linbh (“child's allowance”)
• liúntas taistil (“travelling allowance”)

 

Further reading

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