léimneach
Irish
Alternative forms
- léimreach
Etymology
From Middle Irish lemennach, leimnech, from the root of léim (“to jump”).
Declension
Declension of léimneach
Second declension
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Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Adjective
léimneach (genitive singular masculine léimnigh, genitive singular feminine léimní, plural léimneacha, not comparable)
Declension
Declension of léimneach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | léimneach | léimneach | léimneacha | |
| Vocative | léimnigh | léimneacha | ||
| Genitive | léimní | léimneacha | léimneach | |
| Dative | léimneach | léimneach; léimnigh (archaic) |
léimneacha | |
| Comparative | níos léimní | |||
| Superlative | is léimní | |||
Further reading
- “léimneach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “léimmennach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 léimnech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 léimnech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “léimneaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 432
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “léimneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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