línéadach

Irish

Alternative forms

  • lín-éadach, línédach, lín-édach, líneudach, lín-eudach, líonéadach, líon-éadach (obsolete)

Etymology

Descriptive compound of líon (“linen”) +‎ éadach (“cloth”).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /lʲiːˈnʲiːa̯d̪ˠəx/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈl̠ʲiːnʲeːd̪ˠəx/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈl̠ʲiːnʲəd̪ˠa(x)/[1]

Noun

línéadach m (genitive singular línéadaigh, nominative plural línéadaí)

  1. linen (thread or cloth made from flax fiber)
  2. a linen cloth

Declension

Derived terms

  • cófra línéadaigh (“linen closet, linen press”)
  • línéadach boird (“table linen”)
  • línéadach leapa (“bedclothes, bedlinen”)

References

  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 51

Further reading

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