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leann.

ale; beer

5 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/lʲɑun̪ˠ/Munster/l̠ʲɑːn̪ˠ/Galway/l̠ʲan̪ˠ/Mayo, Ulster

  1. ale; beer

    feminine · masculine

  2. liquid, fluid

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish linn (“drink, liquid; brew, ale, beer, intoxicating drink”), from Proto-Celtic *lindom. Doublet of lionn.

noun/lʲɑun̪ˠ/Munster/l̠ʲɑːn̪ˠ/Galway/l̠ʲan̪ˠ/Mayo, Ulster

  1. cloak, mantle

    feminine · literary
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish lenn f (“cloak, mantle”), from Proto-Celtic *linnā (“cloak, veil”). Cognate with Welsh llen, Cornish len, Breton lenn, Gaulish linna.

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