lionn

See also: líonn

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish linn (“liquid, drink”), from Proto-Celtic *lindom. Doublet of leann.

Noun

lionn m (genitive singular leanna, nominative plural leannta)

1. humour (of the body)
2. (Munster) Alternative form of leann

Declension

Declension of lionn (third declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative lionn leannta vocative a lionn a leannta genitive leanna leannta dative lionn leannta forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an lionn na leannta genitive an leanna na leannta dative leis an lionn don lionn leis na leannta

Derived terms

• lionn dubh (“melancholy”)
• lionn fionn (“lymph”)
• lionn fuar (“phlegm”)
• lionn geal (“ichor”)
• lionn gloiní (“vitreous humour”)
• lionn rua (“choler”)
• lionn uiscí (“aqueous humour”)

 

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “lionn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2linn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish lind, from Proto-Celtic *lindos (“lake, liquid”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʎuːn̪ˠ/

Noun

lionn m (genitive singular lionna, plural lionntan)

1. liquid, fluid
2. (dated) ale
3. (dated) beer

Synonyms

• (ale): leann
• (beer): leann

Derived terms

• lionna
• lionn-ubhal

References

• Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN