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Meaning of leathéan | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B2
lʲaˈhiːa̯n̪ˠ

Definitions

  1. one of a pair of birds, a bird's mate
    masculine
  2. unmarried person (past the usual marriageable age); a bachelor or spinster
    figuratively, masculine

Equivalents

English mate

Examples

“Canann an filiméala fireann chun leathéan a fháil.”

The male nightingale sings to find a mate.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

leathfhliuch leathghine leathinis Leathinis Bhalcánach leathmharbh leathnaigh

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