Londain

Irish
Londain

Etymology

From Old English Lunden, from Latin Londīnium. Compare Scottish Gaelic Lunnainn.

Proper noun

Londain f (genitive Londan)

  1. London (capital of the United Kingdom)

Declension
Declension of Londain

Fifth declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun):

Case Singular
Nominative Londain
Vocative a Londain
Genitive Londan
Dative Londain

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an Londain
Genitive na Londan
Dative leis an Londain

don Londain

Derived terms
  • Londaineach m (“Londoner”)
  • Túr Londan m (“the Tower of London”)

Further reading
  • “London” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • “Lundain(n)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • Entries containing “Londain” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
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