# lann
## Irish
### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /l̪ˠaun̪ˠ/
* (Galway) IPA: /l̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/
* (Mayo, Ulster) IPA: /l̪ˠan̪ˠ/

### Etymology 1

From Old Irish lann (“blade”), from Proto-Celtic *ɸlaxsnā, from Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂- (“flat”). Cognate with Welsh llafn and with Old Norse flatr (English flat), Latin plānus (“flat”). Compare Scottish Gaelic lann.

#### Noun

lann f (genitive singular lainne, nominative plural lanna)
* (literary) sword
* blade
* scale (of a fish)

##### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
lann
lanna
vocative
a lann
a lanna
genitive
lainne
lann
dative
lann
lanna
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an lann
na lanna
genitive
na lainne
na lann
dative
leis an lann don lann
leis na lanna :

##### Derived terms

* lann rásúir f (“razorblade”)

### Etymology 2

From Old Irish lann (“land”), from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“land, heath”). Cognate with Welsh llan and with Old English land (English land). Compare Scottish Gaelic lann.

#### Noun

lann f (genitive singular lainne, nominative plural lanna)
* (archaic) floor
* (archaic) enclosure
* (obsolete) church

##### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
lann
lanna
vocative
a lann
a lanna
genitive
lainne
lann
dative
lann
lanna
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an lann
na lanna
genitive
na lainne
na lann
dative
leis an lann don lann
leis na lanna :

##### Related terms

* -lann

### References

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “lann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 lann (‘thin plate; blade’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 lann (‘land, ground, plot’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

## Manx
### Etymology

From Old Irish lann (“land”), from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“land, heath”). Cognate with Welsh llan; and with Proto-Germanic *landą, English land.

### Noun

lann f (genitive singular lann, plural lannyn)
* enclosure
* habitation

#### Related terms

* -lan

### References

* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 lann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

## Old English
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lɑnn/, [lɑn]

### Verb

lann
* first/third-person singular preterite indicative of linnan

## Old Irish
### Alternative forms

* land

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *ɸlaxsnā, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat”). Cognate with Welsh llafn and with Old Norse flatr (English flat), Latin plānus (“flat”).

#### Noun

lann f (genitive lainne, nominative plural lanna)
* thin plate, layer
* blade, sword

##### Inflection

* $^H$ = triggers aspiration
* $^L$ = triggers lenition
* $^N$ = triggers nasalization

##### Descendants

* Irish: lann
* Scottish Gaelic: lann

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Celtic *landā, from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“land, heath”). Cognate with Welsh llan; and with Old English land (English land).

#### Noun

lann f or m (genitive lainne or lainn, nominative plural lanna or lainn)
* building, house
* land, plot
* plate

##### Inflection

* $^H$ = triggers aspiration
* $^L$ = triggers lenition
* $^N$ = triggers nasalization
* $^H$ = triggers aspiration
* $^L$ = triggers lenition
* $^N$ = triggers nasalization

##### Derived terms

* Lothland

##### Descendants

* Irish: lann
* Manx: lann
* Scottish Gaelic: lann
* ⇒ Middle Irish: -lann
** Irish: -lann
** Manx: -lan
** Scottish Gaelic: -lann

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### Further reading

* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 lann (‘thin plate; blade’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 lann (‘land, ground, plot’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology 1

From Old Irish lann (“blade”), from Proto-Celtic *ɸlaxsnā, from Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂- (“flat”). Cognate with Welsh llafn; and with Old Norse flatr (English flat), Latin plānus (“flat”). Compare Irish lann.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɫ̪aun̪ˠ/, /ɫ̪an̪ˠən/

#### Noun

lann f (genitive singular lanna or lainne or lainn, plural lannan)
* blade, knife, sword, weapon, any bladed instrument
    lann na sgéine ― the blade of the knife
    lann lìomhaidh ― a polished sword
    lann thana ― a thin blade
    ma liùbhras mi mo chlaidheamh, is ann an aghaidh na lanna ― if I give up my sword, it shall be point first — i.e. you must fight for it
    tharraing iad an lann ― they drew their swords
    lann Spàinndeach ― toledo
* lancet
* washer (flat disc)
* scale (of a fish)
    lannan is itean an éisg ― the scales and fins of the fish
* scale, rove (round piece of metal on which nails are clinched inside a boat)
* film (layer)
    lann a' bhàis air a shùilean ― the film of death on his eyes

### Etymology 2

From Old Irish lann (“land”), from Proto-Celtic *landā (“(open) land, space”), from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“land, heath”). Cognate with Welsh llan; and with Proto-Germanic *landą, whence English land. Compare Irish lann.

#### Noun

lann f (genitive singular lainn, plural lannan or lanndaichean)
* enclosure
* house, dwelling
* church
* repository
* stud, boss (as on a shield)
* gridiron
* scale (balance)
* (rarely) land
* (rarely) veil
* corn-yard

##### Derived terms

* amharc-lann (“observatory”)
* deuchainn-lann (“laboratory”)
* eunlann (“aviary”)
* leabharlann (“library”)
* obair-lann (“laboratory”)
* suain-lann (“dormitory”)
* tasg-lann (“archive”)

### References

* Edward Dwelly (1911) “lann”, 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), “1 lann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 lann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language