liach

See also: líach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish líag (“spoon, ladle”), from Proto-Celtic *leigā. Akin to Welsh llwy (“spoon”), Cornish lo.

Pronunciation

Noun

liach f (genitive singular léiche, nominative plural liacha)

  1. ladle, dipper
  2. ladleful
  3. measure (unspecified portion or quantity)

Declension

Declension of liach (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative liach liacha
vocative a liach a liacha
genitive léiche liach
dative liach
léich (archaic, dialectal) 		liacha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an liach na liacha
genitive na léiche na liach
dative leis an liach
leis an léich (archaic, dialectal)
don liach
don léich (archaic, dialectal) 		leis na liacha

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, § 203, page 102
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