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lann.

sword

4 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/l̪ˠaun̪ˠ/Munster/l̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/Galway/l̪ˠan̪ˠ/Mayo, Ulster

  1. sword

    feminine · literary

  2. blade

    feminine

  3. scale (of a fish)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish lann (“blade”), from Proto-Celtic *ɸlaxsnā, from Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂- (“flat”). Cognate with Welsh llafn and with Old Norse flatr (English flat), Latin plānus (“flat”). Compare Scottish Gaelic lann.

noun/l̪ˠaun̪ˠ/Munster/l̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/Galway/l̪ˠan̪ˠ/Mayo, Ulster

  1. floor

    archaic · feminine

  2. enclosure

    archaic · feminine

  3. church

    feminine · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish lann (“land”), from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“land, heath”). Cognate with Welsh llan and with Old English land (English land). Compare Scottish Gaelic lann.

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