leathach

Irish

Etymology 1

From leath +‎ -ach.

Adjective

leathach (genitive singular masculine leathaigh, genitive singular feminine leathaí, plural leathacha, not comparable)

  1. divided in half, divided in two
  2. equinoctial
Declension
Declension of leathach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative leathach leathach leathacha;
leathacha2
vocative leathaigh leathacha
genitive leathaí leathacha leathach
dative leathach;
leathach1
leathach;
leathaigh (archaic)
leathacha;
leathacha2
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Further reading

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

leathach m (genitive singular leathaigh)

  1. seaweed, wrack
    Synonym: feamainn
Declension
Declension of leathach (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative leathach
vocative a leathaigh
genitive leathaigh
dative leathach
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an leathach
genitive an leathaigh
dative leis an leathach
don leathach
Alternative forms

Further reading

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 34