# leann
## Irish
### Etymology 1

From Old Irish linn (“drink, liquid; brew, ale, beer, intoxicating drink”), from Proto-Celtic *lindom. Doublet of lionn.

#### Alternative forms

* lionn (Munster)

#### Noun

leann m or f (genitive singular leanna, nominative plural leannta)
* (pale) ale; beer
    Synonym: (pale ale) leann gealbhuí
* liquid, fluid

##### Declension

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

##### Derived terms

* leann bó m (“milk”)
* leann donn m (“brown ale”)
* leann dubh m (“stout”)
* leann fraoigh m (“heather-ale”)
* leann pailme m (“toddy”)
* leann piorra m (“perry”)
* leann searbh m (“bitter”)
* leann sinséir m (“ginger ale”)
* leann táith m (“binding influence”)
* leann úll m (“cider”)
* leannlus, lus an leanna (“hops”)
* seomra leanna (“tap-room”)
* teach leanna m (“ale-house”)

### Etymology 2

From Old Irish lenn f (“cloak, mantle”), from Proto-Celtic *linnā (“cloak, veil”). Cognate with Welsh llen, Cornish len, Breton lenn, Gaulish linna.

#### Noun

leann f (genitive singular leinne, nominative plural leanna)
* (literary) cloak, mantle

##### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
leann
leanna
vocative
a leann
a leanna
genitive
leinne
leann
dative
leann
leanna
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an leann
na leanna
genitive
na leinne
na leann
dative
leis an leann don leann
leis na leanna :

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 linn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 lenn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “leann”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
* “leann”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

From Old Irish linn, lind (“drink, liquid; brew, ale, beer, intoxicating drink”) and cognate with Welsh llyn. Stokes suggests a connection with Ancient Greek πλαδαρός (pladarós, “moist”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʎaun̪ˠ/

### Noun

leann m (genitive singular leanna, plural leanntan or leanntaidhean)
* ale, beer
* liquor, drink
* (in the plural) humours of the body

#### Synonyms

* lionn

#### Derived terms

* bèist-dà-leann f (“tapeworm”)
* droch leanntan m pl (“bad humours”)
* eadar dhà leann (“'twixt sinking and swimming; water-logged”)
* leann-caol m, leth-leann m (“small beer”)
* leann-geur m, leann-goirt m (“alegar, sour ale”)
* leann-goile m, leann-meirbhidh m (“chyle”)
* leann-làidir m (“strong beer”)
* leann-loisgte m (“dregs from distilling whisky; dregs from which ale is brewed”)
* leann-ràcadail m (“ginger beer”)
* leann-ruadh m (“choler, anger”)
* leann-ruadhaidh m (“choler”)
* leann-tàlaidh m (“allurement, power of enticing by charms”)
* leann-tàthaidh m (“callus fluid; cement; animal spirits in the body”)
* leann-ubhall m (“cider”)
* taigh-leanna m (“beerhouse”)

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* Edward Dwelly (1911) “leann”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 linn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language