leathach

Irish

Etymology 1

From leath +‎ -ach.

Adjective

leathach (genitive singular masculine leathaigh, genitive singular feminine leathaí, plural leathacha, not comparable)

1. divided in half, divided in two
2. equinoctial

Declension

Declension of leathach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	leathach	leathach	leathacha; leathacha²
Vocative	leathaigh		leathacha
Genitive		leathaí	leathacha	leathach
Dative	leathach; leathach¹	leathach; leathaigh (archaic)	leathacha; leathacha²
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Further reading

• “leathach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 lethach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “leaṫaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 428
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leathach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲɛha(x)/ (corresponding to the form leitheach)

Noun

leathach m (genitive singular leathaigh)

1. seaweed, wrack

   Synonym: feamainn

Declension

Declension of leathach

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative leathach Vocative a leathaigh Genitive leathaigh Dative leathach

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an leathach Genitive an leathaigh Dative leis an leathach don leathach

Alternative forms

• leitheach

Further reading

• “leathach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 lethach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “leaṫaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 428
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leathach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN