lánúin

Irish

Alternative forms

  • lánú
  • lánamha, lánamhain, lánamhuin, lánmha, lánughadh (obsolete)[1]

Etymology

From Old Irish lánamain.[2]

The alternative form lánú and its genitive lánún are due to a reinterpretation of lánúin as the dative of a fifth-declension noun (compare ceathrú (“quarter”), genitive ceathrún, dative ceathrúin).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): (Waterford) /l̪ˠaːˈn̪ˠuː/[3], (Cork) /l̪ˠɑːˈn̪ˠuː/[4], (Kerry) /l̪ˠɑːˈn̪ˠuə/[5] (corresponding to the form lánú)
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /l̪ˠɑːˈn̪ˠuːn̪ˠ/ ~ /l̪ˠɑːˈn̪ˠuːnʲ/[5]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠɑːn̪ˠuːnʲ/[6], /ˈl̪ˠaːnˠuːnʲ/[7]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠaːnˠũnʲ/[8]

Noun

lánúin f (genitive singular lánúine or lánúna, nominative plural lánúineacha or lánúnacha)

  1. couple (two partners in a romantic or sexual relationship)

Declension

As a second-declension noun:

Declension of lánúin (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative lánúin lánúineacha
vocative a lánúin a lánúineacha
genitive lánúine lánúineacha
dative lánúin lánúineacha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an lánúin na lánúineacha
genitive na lánúine na lánúineacha
dative leis an lánúin
don lánúin 		leis na lánúineacha

As a third-declension noun:

Declension of lánúin (third declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative lánúin lánúnacha
vocative a lánúin a lánúnacha
genitive lánúna lánúnacha
dative lánúin lánúnacha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an lánúin na lánúnacha
genitive na lánúna na lánúnacha
dative leis an lánúin
don lánúin 		leis na lánúnacha

Derived terms

  • lánúnach (“cohabitating, mating”, adjective)
  • lánúnas m (“cohabitation, mating”)

References

References
  1. ^ “lánúin”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “lánamain”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ Breatnach, Risteard B. (1947), The Irish of Ring, Co. Waterford: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, page 110, line 303
  4. ^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968), The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, page 93, line 171; reprinted 1988
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938), Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Description of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, section 38, page 31
  6. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977), Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], page 352
  7. ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968), The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 70, page 18
  8. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 48, page 21

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