láech

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Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin lāicus (lay, layman, laic), from Ancient Greek λαϊκός (laïkós, of the people), from λαός (laós, the people).

Pronunciation

Noun

láech m

  1. warrior
  2. layman

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Irish: laoch
  • Scottish Gaelic: laoch

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
láech
also lláech after a proclitic
ending in a vowel
láech
pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/
unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.