leagan

See also: leagãn and leagăn

Irish

Alternative forms

• leagadh, leagaint

Etymology

From leag +‎ -an. Largely replaced earlier leagadh.

Pronunciation

• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲæɡən̪ˠ/, [ˈl̠ʲæːɡən̪ˠ]
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈlʲaɡənˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲɨɡənˠ/, /ˈl̠ʲɨɡən̪ˠ/

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, no plural)

bare forms 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”)

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leagan”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN