leith uisce

Irish

Alternative forms

  • léithuisce

Etymology

Literally, “water fluke”, but there has apparently been conflation with liathuisce (literally “gray-water”).

Noun

leith uisce f (genitive singular leithe uisce, nominative plural leitheanna uisce)

  1. liver fluke (parasitic trematode worm), specifically sheep liver fluke
  2. butterwort (plant of the genus Pinguicula)

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