leagan

See also: leagãn and leagăn

Irish

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈl̠ʲaɡən̪ˠ/
  • (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈl̠ʲæɡən̪ˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈl̠ʲɨ̞ɡənˠ/, /ˈl̠ʲɨ̞ɡən̪ˠ/[1]

Noun

leagan m (genitive singular as substantive leagain, genitive as verbal noun leagtha, nominative plural leaganacha)

  1. verbal noun of leag
  2. laying
  3. drop (of goods)
  4. felling (of trees)
    Synonym: réiteach
  5. version, reading, form, phrase (of text)
    Synonyms: insint (“version (of text)”), frása (“phrase, version”), cineál (“form”)
  6. (linguistics) variant

Declension
As substantive
Declension of leagan

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative leagan leaganacha
Vocative a leagain a leaganacha
Genitive leagain leaganacha
Dative leagan leaganacha

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an leagan na leaganacha
Genitive an leagain na leaganacha
Dative leis an leagan

don leagan

 leis na leaganacha
As verbal noun
Declension of leagan

Irregular

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative leagan
Vocative a leagan
Genitive leagtha
Dative leagan

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an leagan
Genitive an leagtha
Dative leis an leagan

don leagan

Derived terms
  • foleagan (“underlay, underlap”)
  • mórleagan (“major premise”)
  • sil-leagan (“(geological) deposit”)

References
  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 42

Further reading
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