leiceann
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish lecca. Under folk-etymology it is sometimes confused with leathcheann (“side of the head”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
leiceann m (genitive singular leicinn, nominative plural leicne)
Declension[edit]
Declension of leiceann
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “leiceann”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “lecca”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leiceann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN