leamhan

See also: leamhán

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish legam (“(grub of) clothes-moth”), via an oblique form with a nasal ending (compare legamnach (“moth-eaten”)).

Noun

leamhan m (genitive singular leamhain, nominative plural leamhain)

  1. moth

Declension

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish lemán, lem (“elm tree”).

Noun

leamhan m (genitive singular leamhain, plural leamhain)

  1. elm

Synonyms

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