leigheas

Irish

Pronunciation

  • (Kerry) IPA(key): /ˈlʲɑi(ə)sˠ/[1]
  • (Cork) IPA(key): /ˈlʲəisˠ/[2]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /l̠ʲəisˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /l̠ʲeːsˠ/, [l̠ʲɛə̯sˠ][3]
  • Homophone: léas (Ulster)

Etymology 1

From Old Irish leiges (“healing, medicine”).[4]

Noun

leigheas m (genitive singular leighis, nominative plural leigheasanna)

  1. verbal noun of leigheas
  2. medicine
  3. healing
  4. remedy, cure
    Is é leigheas na póite ól arís.
    The cure of a hangover is to drink again.
  5. curing
  6. (in a negative sentence) help [with ar ‘for’]
    • 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études; 270) (overall work in French), Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, page 194:
      Do bhí brón mór air a bheith ag scaramhaint le n-a chailín ach ni raibh leigheas air, chaithfeadh sé imtheacht.
      He was very sorry to be separating from his girl, but it couldn’t be helped, he had to go.
Declension
Declension of leigheas (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative leigheas leigheasanna
vocative a leighis a leigheasanna
genitive leighis leigheasanna
dative leigheas leigheasanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an leigheas na leigheasanna
genitive an leighis na leigheasanna
dative leis an leigheas
don leigheas 		leis na leigheasanna
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle Irish leigisid (“to heal, cure”), from the noun.[5]

Verb

leigheas (present analytic leigheasann, future analytic leigheasfaidh, verbal noun leigheas, past participle leigheasta)

  1. (ambitransitive) heal; cure, remedy
    Neantóg a dhóigh mé, copóg a leigheas mé.
    A nettle burned me, a dock cured me.
Conjugation
conjugation of leigheas (first conjugation – A)
verbal noun leigheas
past participle leigheasta
tense singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative
present leigheasaim leigheasann tú;
leigheasair† 		leigheasann sé, sí leigheasaimid leigheasann sibh leigheasann siad;
leigheasaid† 		a leigheasann; a leigheasas leigheastar
past leigheas mé; leigheasas leigheas tú; leigheasais leigheas sé, sí leigheasamar; leigheas muid leigheas sibh; leigheasabhair leigheas siad; leigheasadar a leigheas /
ar leigheas* 		leigheasadh
past habitual leigheasainn leigheastá leigheasadh sé, sí leigheasaimis; leigheasadh muid leigheasadh sibh leigheasaidís; leigheasadh siad a leigheasadh /
a leigheasadh* 		leigheastaí
future leigheasfaidh mé;
leigheasfad 		leigheasfaidh tú;
leigheasfair† 		leigheasfaidh sé, sí leigheasfaimid;
leigheasfaidh muid 		leigheasfaidh sibh leigheasfaidh siad;
leigheasfaid† 		a leigheasfaidh; a leigheasfas leigheasfar
conditional leigheasfainn leigheasfá leigheasfadh sé, sí leigheasfaimis; leigheasfadh muid leigheasfadh sibh leigheasfaidís; leigheasfadh siad a leigheasfadh /
a leigheasfadh* 		leigheasfaí
subjunctive
present go leigheasa mé;
go leigheasad† 		go leigheasa tú;
go leigheasair† 		go leigheasa sé, sí go leigheasaimid;
go leigheasa muid 		go leigheasa sibh go leigheasa siad;
go leigheasaid† 		— go leigheastar
past dá leigheasainn dá leigheastá dá leigheasadh sé, sí dá leigheasaimis;
dá leigheasadh muid 		dá leigheasadh sibh dá leigheasaidís;
dá leigheasadh siad 		— dá leigheastaí
imperative
– leigheasaim leigheas leigheasadh sé, sí leigheasaimis leigheasaigí;
leigheasaidh† 		leigheasaidís — leigheastar

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 197, page 99
  2. ^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968) The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, page 27; reprinted 1988
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 159, page 61
  4. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “leiges”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  5. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “leigisid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish leiges (“healing, medicine”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʎe.əs̪/

Noun

leigheas m (genitive singular leighis, plural leigheasan)

  1. cure, remedy, medicine
  2. healing, treatment, curing, act of caring

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • aitreabh-leighis m (“sick bay, medical building”)
  • casg-leigheas m (“antidote”)
  • cungaidh-leighis f (“medication, medicine, drug”)
  • do-leigheas (“irremediable, incurable”)
  • eòlas-leighis (“medicine (science)”)
  • gath-leigheas m (“radiotherapy”)
  • leigheas na pòit (“hair of the dog”)
  • leigheas-chnàmh m (“osteopathy”)
  • leigheas-inntinn (“psychiatry”)
  • leigheas-inntinn m (“psychology”)
  • leigheas-snàthaid m (“acupuncture”)
  • leigheas-uisge m (“hydrotherapy”)
  • leigheasach (“curing, healing, medicinal, medical”)
  • leigheasadh m (“medical treatment, healing, curing”)
  • leigheas m (“cure, remedy, medicine; healing, curing, act of caring”)
  • lìon-leighis m (“gauze”)
  • loit-leigheas m (“antiseptic”)
  • so-leigheas (“curable”)
  • taigh-leighis (“hospital”)

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “leigheas”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “leiges”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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