leithreas

Irish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Old Irish leithlechas (“separation, isolation”).

Noun

leithreas m (genitive singular leithris, nominative plural leithris)

alternative form of leithleachas
toilet, lavatory, water closet, latrine, privy

Declension

Declension of leithreas (first declension)

bare forms
	singular	plural
nominative	leithreas	leithris
vocative	a leithris	a leithreasa
genitive	leithris	leithreas
dative	leithreas	leithris

forms with the definite article
	singular	plural
nominative	an leithreas	na leithris
genitive	an leithris	na leithreas
dative	leis an leithreas don leithreas	leis na leithris

Synonyms

(lavatory): ionlann
(water closet): clóiséad uisce

Derived terms

leithreas poiblí (“public convenience”)
leithreas uisce (“water-closet”)
leithreasaigh (“appropriate”, transitive verb)
páipéar leithris (“toilet-paper”)
rolla leithris (“toilet-roll”)

References

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leithreas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN