ligean

Irish

Alternative forms

• leogaint(Cork)

Etymology

Fromlig+‎-an.

Pronunciation

• (Munster)IPA^(key):/ˈlʲɪɟən̪ˠ/
• (Connacht,Ulster)IPA^(key):/ˈl̠ʲɪɟənˠ/,/ˈl̠ʲɪɟən̪ˠ/

Noun

ligeanm(genitive singular as substantiveligin,genitive as verbal nounligthe)

1. verbal nounoflig
2. release
3. play(extent to which a part of a mechanism can move freely)
4. slack(part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it)

Declension

As substantive

Declension ofligean(first declension,no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative ligean vocative aligin genitive ligin dative ligean forms with thedefinite article case singular nominative anligean genitive anligin dative leis anligean donligean

As verbal noun

Declension ofligean(irregular,no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative ligean vocative aligean genitive ligthe dative ligean forms with thedefinite article case singular nominative anligean genitive anligthe dative leis anligean donligean

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall(1977) “ligean”,inFoclóir Gaeilge–Béarla,Dublin: An Gúm,→ISBN