ar leithligh

Irish

Alternative forms

  • ar leithridh, ar leithrigh[1]

Etymology

Literally, “on separation”; see etymology of leithleach.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛɾʲˈlʲehəɾʲɪɟ/ (corresponding to the forms ar leithridh/ar leithrigh)[2] ~ /ɛɾʲˈlʲehəlʲɪɟ/

Phrase

ar leithligh

  1. apart, aside, by oneself

References

  1. ^ “leithligh”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 291, page 147

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