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Laigin
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Middle Irish
Etymology
From mga sga Laigin.
Pronunciation
mga /ˈl̪aɣʲənʲ/
Proper noun
mga proper noun m-p
Leinstermen
mga plurale tantum mga Leinster province c/Ireland
Declension
Dative plural: mga Laignib
Quotations
1 Boí rí amra for Laignib, .i. Mac Dathó a ainm. There was a wonderful king over Leinster; Mac Dathó was his name.
Descendants
ga Laighin
gv Lion
gd Laighean
See also
mga Connachta
mga Mumu
mga Ulaid
Mutation
L aigin
Further reading
29385
Old Irish
Etymology
From the early sga cel - tribe the Laigin, probably from sga láigen spear, which is probably from the same source that gave Celtiberian/la lancea light spear, from sga ine-pro *pleh₂k- to hitConnolly Sean J. 2007 Oxford Companion to Irish History Oxford University Press 978-0-19-923483-7 308 More at w:Laigin#Etymology.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
sga proper noun m-p
Leinstermen
2234 Is hé iarom in Fíacc sin epscop citaroir[d]ned la Laigniu. Fiacc is thereafter the first bishop among the Leinstermen to be ordained.
sga plurale tantum sga Leinster province c/Ireland
Inflection
o-m Laigin+L Laigniu+H Laigniu+H Laigen+N Laignib p
Descendants
mga Laigin
la Lagenia 1
cy Llŷn 1
See also
sga Connachta
sga Mumu
sga Ulaid
Mutation
References
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Further reading
29385