leith

See also: Leith and leið

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /l̠ʲɛh/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /l̠ʲɛç/, [l̠ʲɛi̯ç]^[1]

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 case singular plural nominative leith leitheanna vocative a leith a leitheanna genitive leithe leitheanna dative leith leitheanna forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an leith na leitheanna genitive na leithe na leitheanna dative leis an leith don leith leis na leitheanna

Derived terms

• leith bhallánach
• leith uisce

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leith”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “leith”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “leith”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025

Etymology 2

Noun

leith f sg

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

Further reading

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

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 after a proclitic ending in a vowel	leith pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.