loingeas
Irish
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish loinges, from Old Irish longas,[1] from Proto-Celtic *longestā, a derivative of *longā. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic luingeas, Manx lhuingys, and more distantly Welsh llynges.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]loingeas m (genitive singular loingis, nominative plural loingis)
- (collective) ships
- shipping (body of ships belonging to one nation, port or industry)
- fleet (group of vessels)
Declension
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Synonyms
[edit]- (fleet): cabhlach
Derived terms
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “loinges”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 47, page 25
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “loingeas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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