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-lann

-lann

See also: lann and Lann

Irish

Suffix

-lann f

  1. Forms nouns of place and location from other nouns, usually an enclosed space
    -ary, -ery, center

Usage notes

Creates feminine nouns of the second declension with genitive in -lainne and plural in -lanna.

Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Irish_words_suffixed_with_-lann'>Irish words suffixed with -lann</a>

Old Irish

Etymology

From lann, Etymology 2.

Suffix

-lann

  1. Forms nouns of place and location.

Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Old_Irish_words_suffixed_with_-lann'>Old Irish words suffixed with -lann</a>

Descendants

Etymology

From Old Irish -lann; akin to lann, Etymology 2.

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