TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
leasainm, m. (gs. ~, pl. ~neacha). By-name, nickname. ~ a thabhairt ar dhuine, to nickname s.o. Ní ~ ar bith é, it is no misnomer.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Leasainm a bhaisteadh ar dhuine, to give a person a nickname.
Ainm, leasainm, a thabhairt ar dhuine, to give s.o. a name, a nickname.
Leasainm a thógáil, to acquire a nickname.