léan

léan

Irish

Noun

léan m (genitive singular léin, nominative plural léanta)

1. affliction, grief, anguish, woe

   Mo léan!

   Woe is me!

Declension

Declension of léan

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative léan léanta Vocative a léin a léana Genitive léin léan Dative léan léanta

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an léan na léanta Genitive an léin na léan Dative leis an léan don léan leis na léanta

Derived terms

• léanmhar (“sorrowful, woeful, agonizing”)

References

• “léan” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
• "léan" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.