leac
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish lecc,[1] from Proto-Celtic *ɸlikkā, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥keh₂ (“flat surface”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat”).[2]
Celtic cognates include Welsh llech, Breton lec'h, Cornish legh, and Gaulish Are-lica (toponym). Indo-European cognates include Ancient Greek πλάξ (pláx, “flat stone”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l̠ʲak/[3], (Cois Fharraige) [l̠ʲæːk]
Noun
leac f (genitive singular leice or lice, nominative plural leaca or leac(r)acha)
- large, flat stone; slab (paving stone); flagstone
- gravestone
- Tá leac lena cheann.
- He is dead and buried.
- slab (flat piece of material), something slab-shaped
- leac seacláide ― a slab of chocolate
- Ghearr an long an coipeadh ina leaca.
- The ship cut the foam into slabs.
- kitty (pool of money)
Declension
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Derived terms
- bain as an leac (“pay (someone) off”)
- bonnleac (“callus (on sole of foot)”)
- bundún leice (“sea anemone”)
- cuir ar an leac (“make quite clear, to tell (someone) off”)
- faoi leac (“in one’s tomb, buried”)
- idir leac is losaid (“at the critical moment”)
- leac chloiche (“stone tablet”)
- leac chruaite (“drying stone”)
- leac chruaiteacháin (“drying stone”)
- leac chuimhneacháin (“memorial tablet”)
- leac dorais (“threshold stone, doorstep”)
- leac fuinneoige
- leac fuinte (“baking slab”)
- leac na bpian (“pit of hell”)
- leac oighir (“(sheet of) ice”)
- leac phábhála (“paving stone”)
- leac teallaigh (“hearthstone”)
- leac tine (“hearthstone”)
- leac tinteáin (“hearthstone”)
- leac uaighe (“gravestone”)
- leacach (“flagged; stony”)
- leacán (“small flat stone; tile”)
- leacra (“flat stones”)
Descendants
- → Yola: lhauch
References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “lecc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*flikkā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 134
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 82, page 34
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “leac”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 423
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leac”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *lauk, from Proto-Germanic *laukaz.
Cognate with Old Saxon lōk (Low German Look), Dutch look, Old High German louh (German Lauch), Old Norse laukr (Danish løg, Swedish lök, Icelandic laukur).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /læ͜ɑːk/
Noun
lēac n
- (generally) An allium; a plant of the genus Allium.
- (specifically) A leek (Allium ampeloprasum) or garlic (Allium sativum).
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lēac | lēac |
| accusative | lēac | lēac |
| genitive | lēaces | lēaca |
| dative | lēace | lēacum |
Derived terms
Related terms
- *hūslēac
- ynnelēac
Descendants
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic лѣкъ (lěkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *lěkъ, from Proto-Germanic *lēkijaz.
Noun
leac n (plural leacuri)
- medicine, remedy, cure
- Synonyms: medicament, remediu
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | leac | leacul | leacuri | leacurile | |
| genitive-dative | leac | leacului | leacuri | leacurilor | |
| vocative | leacule | leacurilor | |||
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish lecc, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlikkā, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥keh₂ (“flat surface”).[1]
Celtic cognates include Welsh llech, Breton lec'h, Cornish lehan (“slate, slab”), and the Gaulish toponym Are-lica. Indo-European cognates include Ancient Greek πλάξ (pláx, “flat stone”). Ultimately connected with PIE *pleh₂- (“flat”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʎɛxk/
Noun
leac f (dative singular lic, genitive singular lice, plural leacan)
Synonyms
- (gravestone): clach-chinn
Derived terms
- leacach (“flat”) (adjective)
- leacag (“tile”) (noun)
- leac-eighre (“ice floe”)
- leac-sgrìobhadh (“lithography; offset; epitaph”)
References
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 134
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “lecc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language