See also: lion, Lion, and lìon

Irish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Irish lín (linen, cloth, thread; net).

Noun

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líon m (genitive singular lín)

  1. (agriculture) flax
  2. (textiles) linen
Declension
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Declension of líon (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative líon
vocative a lín
genitive lín
dative líon
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an líon
genitive an lín
dative leis an líon
don líon
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Noun

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líon m (genitive singular lín, nominative plural líonta)

  1. net
  2. web
Declension
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Declension of líon (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative líon líonta
vocative a lín a líonta
genitive lín líonta
dative líon líonta
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an líon na líonta
genitive an lín na líonta
dative leis an líon
don líon
leis na líonta
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From Old Irish lín (full number, complement).

Noun

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líon m (genitive singular lín or líona, nominative plural líonta)

  1. full number, complement; great number
  2. fill, measure
  3. (mathematics) quotient
  4. (literary) party; part, side
Declension
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Declension of líon (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative líon líonta
vocative a lín a líonta
genitive lín líonta
dative líon líonta
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an líon na líonta
genitive an lín na líonta
dative leis an líon
don líon
leis na líonta

(party; part, side):

Declension of líon (third declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative líon líonta
vocative a líon a líonta
genitive líona líonta
dative líon líonta
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an líon na líonta
genitive an líona na líonta
dative leis an líon
don líon
leis na líonta

Etymology 3

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From Old Irish línaid, from lín (full number, complement).

Verb

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líon (present analytic líonann, future analytic líonfaidh, verbal noun líonadh, past participle líonta)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) fill
  2. (transitive, intransitive, of tide) flood
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Etymology 4

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Noun

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líon m (genitive singular lín)

  1. Alternative form of laíon
Declension
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Declension of líon (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative líon
vocative a lín
genitive lín
dative líon
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an líon
genitive an lín
dative leis an líon
don líon

Etymology 5

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Verb

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líon (present analytic líonann, future analytic líonfaidh, verbal noun líonú, past participle líonaithe)

  1. Alternative form of díon (shelter; waterproof; thatch; immunize)
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References

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  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 121, page 65

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