Lichtinstéin

Irish

Etymology

From German Liechtenstein, from Licht (“light”) + Stein (“stone”), after the name of the ruling dynasty.

Proper noun

Lichtinstéin f (genitive Lichtinstéin)

Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe; official name: Prionsacht Lichtinstéin)

Derived terms

Lichtinstéanach (“Liechtensteiner”, adjective)
Lichtinstéanach m (“Liechtensteiner”)

Further reading

“Liechtenstein”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
Entries containing “Lichtinstéin” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.

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