lennán

See also: lennän

Middle Irish

Etymology

From lenn +‎ -án; the first element could be related to Old Irish laigid (“to lie down”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈl̠ʲen̪aːn/

Noun

lennán m

  1. (male) sweetheart, lover, beloved
  2. darling, favourite
  3. spouse
  4. concubine

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Irish: leannán
  • Manx: lhiannan
  • Scottish Gaelic: leannan

Further reading

  • MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “lennán”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎[1], Stirling, →ISBN, page lennán
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