àlainn

== Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Old Irish álaind (“lovely, fine, splendid”); *ad-lainn; See loinn. Stokes prefers referring it to áil (“pleasant”), *pagli-, English fair, root pag. But ra-laind (“pleasant”), *ad-pland (Holden). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaːl̪ˠɪɲ/, (Lewis) [ˈɑːl̪ˠə̯ɪɲ] === Adjective === àlainn (comparative nas àilne, superlative as àilne) beautiful, fair, lovely. 'S àlainn an gille bàn sin ann...! ― Beautiful is that flaxen-haired lad over there...! === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Edward Dwelly (1911), “àlainn”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “àlainn”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎[1], Stirling, →ISBN