leigheas

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish leiges (“healing, medicine”).

Noun

leigheas m (genitive leighis, nominative plural leigheasanna)

1. Verbal noun of leigheas.
2. medicine
3. healing
4. remedy, cure

   Is é leigheas na póite ól arís.

   The cure of a hangover is to drink again.

5. curing

Declension

Declension of leigheas

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative leigheas leigheasanna Vocative a leighis a leigheasanna Genitive leighis leigheasanna Dative leigheas leigheasanna

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an leigheas na leigheasanna Genitive an leighis na leigheasanna Dative leis an leigheas don leigheas leis na leigheasanna

Derived terms

• leigheasach

Verb

leigheas (present analytic leigheasann, future analytic leigheasfaidh, verbal noun leigheas, past participle leigheasta)

1. to heal
2. to cure, remedy

   Neantóg a dhóigh mé, copóg a leigheas mé.

   A nettle burned me, a dock cured me.

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish leiges (“healing, medicine”).

Noun

leigheas m (genitive leighis, plural leigheasan)

1. healing, treatment
2. cure, medicine, remedy

Synonyms

• cungaidh
• ìocshlaint

Derived terms

• eòlas-leighis - medicine (science)
• leigheas-inntinn - psychiatry
• leigheas na pòit - hair of the dog
• taigh-leighis - hospital

Related terms

• leighis