lionn

See also: líonn

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish linn (“liquid, drink”), from Proto-Celtic *lindom. Doublet of leann.

Noun

lionn m (genitive singular leanna, nominative plural leannta)

1. humour (of the body)
2. (Munster) Alternative form of leann

Declension

Declension of lionn

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative lionn leannta Vocative a lionn a leannta Genitive leanna leannta Dative lionn leannta

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an lionn na leannta Genitive an leanna na leannta Dative leis an lionn don lionn leis na leannta

Derived terms

• lionn dubh (“melancholy”)
• lionn fionn (“lymph”)
• lionn fuar (“phlegm”)
• lionn geal (“ichor”)
• lionn gloiní (“vitreous humour”)
• lionn rua (“choler”)
• lionn uiscí (“aqueous humour”)

 

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “lionn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2linn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish lind, from Proto-Celtic *lindos (“lake, liquid”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʎuːn̪ˠ/

Noun

lionn m (genitive singular lionna, plural lionntan)

1. liquid, fluid
2. (dated) ale
3. (dated) beer

Synonyms

• (ale): leann
• (beer): leann

Derived terms

• lionna
• lionn-ubhal

References

• Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN