laoch

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See also: łaoch

Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish láech (warrior, layman), from Late Latin lāicus (lay, layman, laic),[1] from Ancient Greek λαϊκός (laïkós, of the people), from λαός (laós, the people).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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laoch m (genitive singular laoich, nominative plural laochra or laoich)

  1. (literary) layman
  2. warrior, hero
    Synonyms: curadh, gaiscíoch

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “láech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 42

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish láech (warrior, layman), from Late Latin lāicus (lay, layman, laic), from Ancient Greek λαϊκός (laïkós, of the people), from λαός (laós, the people).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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laoch m (genitive singular laoich, plural laoich)

  1. hero, champion, warrior

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
laoch unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “laoch”, 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), “láech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language