leitir
Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Irish leittir.
Noun
leitir f (genitive singular leitreach, nominative plural leitreacha)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See litir.
Noun
leitir f (genitive singular leitreach, nominative plural leitreacha)
- Cois Fharraige and Kerry form of litir (“letter”)
Declension
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Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leitir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “leittir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 43
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish leittir.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʎehtʲɪɾʲ/
Noun
leitir f (genitive singular leitreach, plural leitrichean)
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “leitir”, 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), “leittir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language