leith uisce
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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)
- liver fluke (parasitic trematode worm), specifically sheep liver fluke
- butterwort (plant of the genus Pinguicula)
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “liath-uisce”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leith uisce”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “liath uisce”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “leith uisce”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
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