linn
/lʲiːnʲ/
The Irish word linn can mean either a pool or waterfall typically formed by a stream, or the phrase "with us".
As a noun, linn refers to a pool or a waterfall, often one created by the flow of a stream. It can also be used as the phrase "with us".
How do you pronounce it?
/lʲiːnʲ/
Did you know?
- The word linn is a homonym that can refer to a natural pool of water or a specific period of time such as an era or an age.
- While it now often describes a small pool, the Old Irish word linn was used broadly to refer to the sea or the ocean.
- If you see 'Linnagh' in an Irish place name, you are looking at a linguistic fossil that marks where a natural pool once existed.
Examples in context
- Tá an linn an-doimhin.The pool is very deep.
Example conversation
Siobhán and Cathal are hiking in the countryside.
- SiobhánBreathnaigh ar an linn sin, a Chathail!Look at that pool, Cathal!
- CathalTá sí go hálainn ansin.It is beautiful there.
- SiobhánAn féidir linn snámh sa linn?Can we swim in the pool?
- CathalB'fhéidir, ach tá an t-uisce fuar.Maybe, but the water is cold.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry linn, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
