"Laigin" meaning in Old Irish

See Laigin in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ˈl͈aɣʲinʲ]
Etymology: From the early Celtic tribe the Laigin, probably from láigen (“spear”), which is probably from the same source that gave Celtiberian/Latin lancea (“light spear”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂k- (“to hit”) More at w:Laigin § Etymology. Etymology templates: {{der|sga|cel|-}} Celtic, {{m|sga|láigen||spear}} láigen (“spear”), {{cog|la|lancea||light spear}} Latin lancea (“light spear”), {{der|sga|ine-pro|*pleh₂k-|t=to hit}} Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂k- (“to hit”), {{section link|w:Laigin#Etymology}} w:Laigin § Etymology Head templates: {{head|sga|proper noun|g=m-p}} Laigin m pl Inflection templates: {{sga-decl-noun|acc_pl=Laigniu+H|class=o-m|dat_pl=Laignib|gen_pl=Laigen+N|n=p|nom_pl=Laigin+L|voc_pl=Laigniu+H}}, {{sga-mutation|L|aigin}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], - [masculine, nominative, singular, stem], - [dual, masculine, nominative, stem], Laigin [masculine, nominative, plural, stem], - [masculine, singular, stem, vocative], - [dual, masculine, stem, vocative], Laigniu [masculine, plural, stem, vocative], - [accusative, masculine, singular, stem], - [accusative, dual, masculine, stem], Laigniu [accusative, masculine, plural, stem], - [genitive, masculine, singular, stem], - [dual, genitive, masculine, stem], Laigen [genitive, masculine, plural, stem], - [dative, masculine, singular, stem], - [dative, dual, masculine, stem], Laignib [dative, masculine, plural, stem], no-table-tags [table-tags], Laigin [mutation, mutation-radical], also Llaigin after a proclitic [mutation, mutation-radical], Laigin [mutation, mutation-nasal]
  1. Leinstermen Tags: masculine, plural
    Sense id: en-Laigin-sga-name-UNBpkgsN
  2. (plural only) Leinster (a province of Ireland) Tags: masculine, plural, plural-only Categories (place): Places in Ireland, Provinces of Ireland
    Sense id: en-Laigin-sga-name-WZW7aZ2p Categories (other): Old Irish pluralia tantum
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Connachta, Mumu, Ulaid

Inflected forms

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            "2": "Laigin"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle Irish: Laigin\nIrish: Laighin\nManx: Lion\nScottish Gaelic: Laighean",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle Irish: Laigin\nIrish: Laighin\nManx: Lion\nScottish Gaelic: Laighean"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
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          "expansion": "→ Latin: Lagenia",
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    }
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      "form": "also Llaigin after a proclitic",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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        {
          "english": "Fiacc is thereafter the first bishop among the Leinstermen to be ordained.",
          "text": "Is hé iarom in Fíacc sin epscop citaroir[d]ned la Laigniu.",
          "type": "quotation"
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      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈl͈aɣʲinʲ]"
    }
  ],
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    "Laigin"
  ],
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}
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        {
          "english": "Fiacc is thereafter the first bishop among the Leinstermen to be ordained.",
          "text": "Is hé iarom in Fíacc sin epscop citaroir[d]ned la Laigniu.",
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