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leanbh

leanbh

Irish

Noun

leanbh m ‎(genitive singular linbh, nominative plural leanaí)

child
baby

Declension

Declension of leanbh

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	leanbh	leanaí
Vocative	a linbh	a leanaí
Genitive	linbh	leanaí
Dative	leanbh	leanaí

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an leanbh	na leanaí
Genitive	an linbh	na leanaí
Dative	leis an leanbh don leanbh	leis na leanaí

Alternative declension

Declension of leanbh

Irregular

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	leanbh	leanbhaí
Vocative	a leanbh	a leanbhaí
Genitive	linbh	leanbh
Dative	leanbh	leanbhaí

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an leanbh	na leanbhaí
Genitive	an linbh	na leanbh
Dative	leis an leanbh don leanbh	leis na leanbhaí

Synonyms

babaí
bunóc
leanbán

Derived terms

Terms derived from leanbh

gan leanbh ‎(“childless”)
leanbh tabhartha ‎(“illegitimate child”)

uchtleanbh ‎(“adopted child”)

References

"leanbh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“lenab” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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