leasainm

See also: leas-ainm

Irish

Etymology

From leas- +‎ ainm (“name”). Compare Middle Irish lesainm (“nickname, sobriquet”), from les- (“substitute”) + ainm. Compare Welsh llysenw.

Noun

leasainm m (genitive singular leasainm, nominative plural leasainmneacha)

nickname
Synonym: forainm

Declension

Declension of leasainm

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	leasainm	leasainmneacha
Vocative	a leasainm	a leasainmneacha
Genitive	leasainm	leasainmneacha
Dative	leasainm	leasainmneacha

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an leasainm	na leasainmneacha
Genitive	an leasainm	na leasainmneacha
Dative	leis an leasainm don leasainm	leis na leasainmneacha

References

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “leasainm”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 les”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Entries containing “leasainm” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “leasainm” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.