loingeas

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish loinges.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠɪɲ(ɟ)əsˠ/[2]

Noun

loingeas m (genitive singular loingis, nominative plural loingis)

  1. (collective) ships
  2. shipping (body of ships belonging to one nation, port or industry)
  3. fleet (group of vessels)

Declension
Declension of loingeas

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative loingeas loingis
Vocative a loingis a loingeasa
Genitive loingis loingeas
Dative loingeas loingis

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an loingeas na loingis
Genitive an loingis na loingeas
Dative leis an loingeas

don loingeas

 leis na loingis

Synonyms

Derived terms

References
  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “loinges”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 47, page 25

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