láech

Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin lāicus (“lay, layman, laic”), from Ancient Greek λαϊκός (laïkós, “of the people”), from λαός (laós, “the people”). The sense warrior may be from Proto-Celtic *lāikos (Matasović, 2009).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /l͈aːi̯x/

Noun

láech m

  1. warrior
  2. layman

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative láech láechL laíchL
vocative laích láechL láechuH
accusative láechN láechL láechuH
genitive laíchL láech láechN
dative láechL láechaib láechaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Irish: laoch
  • Scottish Gaelic: laoch

Mutation

Mutation of láech
radical lenition nasalization
láech
also lláech in h-prothesis environments		 láech
pronounced with /l-/		 láech
also lláech

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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