Irish
Etymology
From leath- (“half-”) + cúlaí (“back”).
Noun
leathchúlaí m (genitive singular leathchúlaí, nominative plural leathchúlaithe)
- (hurling, Gaelic football, rugby) halfback
Declension
Declension of leathchúlaí (fourth declension)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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leathchúlaí
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leathchúlaithe
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| vocative
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a leathchúlaí
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a leathchúlaithe
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| genitive
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leathchúlaí
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leathchúlaithe
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| dative
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leathchúlaí
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leathchúlaithe
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Synonyms
- (hurling, Gaelic football): leataca
Derived terms
- leathchúlaí clé
- leathchúlaí deas
- leathchúlaí láir
References