leith

See also: Leith, leið, and léith

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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Noun

leith f (genitive singular leithe, nominative plural leitheanna)

  1. flatfish; fluke, flounder
  2. flat flabby thing
Declension
Declension of leith (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative leith leitheanna
vocative a leith a leitheanna
genitive leithe leitheanna
dative leith leitheanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an leith na leitheanna
genitive na leithe na leitheanna
dative leis an leith
don leith 		leis na leitheanna
Derived terms

Further reading

Etymology 2

Noun

leith f sg

  1. dative singular of leath (“side; part, direction”) (used in certain phrases)

Further reading

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 36

Old Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈl͈ʲeθʲ/

Noun

leith

  1. genitive singular of leth (o-stem declension)
  2. dative singular of leth (s-stem declension)

Mutation

Mutation of leith
radical lenition nasalization
leith
also lleith in h-prothesis environments		 leith
pronounced with /lʲ-/		 leith
also lleith

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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