Laighneach

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish Laignech (“Leinsterman”).[1] By surface analysis, Laighin +‎ -ach

Adjective

Laighneach (genitive singular masculine Laighnigh, genitive singular feminine Laighní, plural Laighneacha, not comparable)

  1. of or from Leinster

Declension

Declension of Laighneach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative Laighneach Laighneach Laighneacha
vocative Laighnigh Laighneacha
genitive Laighní Laighneacha Laighneach
dative Laighneach Laighneach;
Laighnigh (archaic) 		Laighneacha
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

See also

  • Connachtach m (“Connachtman, Connachtwoman”)
  • Muimhneach m (“Munsterman, Munsterwoman”)
  • Ultach m (“Ulsterman, Ulsterwoman”)

Noun

Laighneach m (genitive singular Laighnigh, nominative plural Laighnigh)

  1. native of Leinster, Leinsterman, Leinsterwoman

Declension

Declension of Laighneach (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative Laighneach Laighnigh
vocative a Laighnigh a Laighneacha
genitive Laighnigh Laighneach
dative Laighneach Laighnigh
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an Laighneach na Laighnigh
genitive an Laighnigh na Laighneach
dative leis an Laighneach
don Laighneach 		leis na Laighnigh

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Laignech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

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