ligean

Irish

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈlʲɪɟən̪ˠ/
(Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲɪɟənˠ/, /ˈl̠ʲɪɟən̪ˠ/

Noun

ligean m (genitive singular as substantive ligin, genitive as verbal noun ligthe)

verbal noun of lig
release
play (extent to which a part of a mechanism can move freely)
slack (part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it)

Declension

As substantive

Declension of ligean

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case	Singular
Nominative	ligean
Vocative	a ligin
Genitive	ligin
Dative	ligean

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular
Nominative	an ligean
Genitive	an ligin
Dative	leis an ligean don ligean

As verbal noun

Declension of ligean

Irregular

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case	Singular
Nominative	ligean
Vocative	a ligean
Genitive	ligthe
Dative	ligean

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular
Nominative	an ligean
Genitive	an ligthe
Dative	leis an ligean don ligean

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ligean”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 44

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