"lennán" meaning in Middle Irish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈl̠ʲen̪aːn/
Etymology: From lenn + -án; the first element literally means love in Old Irish. Etymology templates: {{suffix|mga|lenn|án}} lenn + -án Head templates: {{head|mga|noun|||||||||||||||cat2=|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} lennán m, {{mga-noun|m}} lennán m
  1. (male) sweetheart, lover, beloved Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-lennán-mga-noun-~3Hyv1k7 Categories (other): Middle Irish entries with incorrect language header, Middle Irish terms suffixed with -án, Love Disambiguation of Middle Irish entries with incorrect language header: 23 35 31 11 Disambiguation of Middle Irish terms suffixed with -án: 26 35 30 10 Disambiguation of Love: 50 15 17 17
  2. darling, favourite Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-lennán-mga-noun-Ajt9RHtp Categories (other): Middle Irish entries with incorrect language header, Middle Irish terms suffixed with -án Disambiguation of Middle Irish entries with incorrect language header: 23 35 31 11 Disambiguation of Middle Irish terms suffixed with -án: 26 35 30 10
  3. spouse Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-lennán-mga-noun-gV--wEDj Categories (other): Middle Irish entries with incorrect language header, Middle Irish terms suffixed with -án, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle Irish entries with incorrect language header: 23 35 31 11 Disambiguation of Middle Irish terms suffixed with -án: 26 35 30 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 29 37 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 17 62 7
  4. concubine Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-lennán-mga-noun-~LfYrhmr Categories (other): Middle Irish entries with incorrect language header, People Disambiguation of Middle Irish entries with incorrect language header: 23 35 31 11 Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: lennánach, lennánacht Related terms: lennach, lennat
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "lennánach"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "lennánacht"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "word": "leannán"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Manx",
      "lang_code": "gv",
      "word": "lhiannan"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "lang_code": "gd",
      "word": "leannan"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mga",
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        "3": "án"
      },
      "expansion": "lenn + -án",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From lenn + -án; the first element literally means love in Old Irish.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mga",
        "10": "",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "lennán m",
      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "lennán m",
      "name": "mga-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle Irish",
  "lang_code": "mga",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "lennach"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "lennat"
    }
  ],
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "23 35 31 11",
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          "name": "Middle Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "26 35 30 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle Irish terms suffixed with -án",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 15 17 17",
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          "parents": [],
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        }
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      ],
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      "links": [
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        ],
        [
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          "lover"
        ],
        [
          "beloved",
          "beloved"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(male) sweetheart, lover, beloved"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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        },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle Irish terms suffixed with -án",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "darling, favourite"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "darling",
          "darling"
        ],
        [
          "favourite",
          "favourite"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "23 35 31 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "26 35 30 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle Irish terms suffixed with -án",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 29 37 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 17 62 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "spouse"
      ],
      "id": "en-lennán-mga-noun-gV--wEDj",
      "links": [
        [
          "spouse",
          "spouse"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "23 35 31 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 0 0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "mga",
          "name": "People",
          "orig": "mga:People",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "concubine"
      ],
      "id": "en-lennán-mga-noun-~LfYrhmr",
      "links": [
        [
          "concubine",
          "concubine"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈl̠ʲen̪aːn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lennán"
}
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    "Middle Irish lemmas",
    "Middle Irish masculine nouns",
    "Middle Irish nouns",
    "Middle Irish terms suffixed with -án",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "mga:Love",
    "mga:People"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "lennánach"
    },
    {
      "word": "lennánacht"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "word": "leannán"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Manx",
      "lang_code": "gv",
      "word": "lhiannan"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "lang_code": "gd",
      "word": "leannan"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "lenn",
        "3": "án"
      },
      "expansion": "lenn + -án",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From lenn + -án; the first element literally means love in Old Irish.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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        "10": "",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "lennán m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "lennán m",
      "name": "mga-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle Irish",
  "lang_code": "mga",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "lennach"
    },
    {
      "word": "lennat"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sweetheart, lover, beloved"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sweetheart",
          "sweetheart"
        ],
        [
          "lover",
          "lover"
        ],
        [
          "beloved",
          "beloved"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(male) sweetheart, lover, beloved"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "darling, favourite"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "darling",
          "darling"
        ],
        [
          "favourite",
          "favourite"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "spouse"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spouse",
          "spouse"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "concubine"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "concubine",
          "concubine"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈl̠ʲen̪aːn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lennán"
}

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