líach

See also: liach

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l͈ʲiːa̯x/

Etymology 1

Noun

líach f

1. Alternative form of líag (“spoon, ladle”)

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	líachL	léigL	líachaH
Vocative	líachL	léigL	líachaH
Accusative	léigN	léigL	líachaH
Genitive	léigeH	líachL	líachN
Dative	léigL	líachaib	líachaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Etymology 2

Adjective

líach

1. wretched

   Synonyms: doinmech, mindech, trúag, trúagdae

Inflection

o/ā-stem
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	líach	líach	líach
Vocative	léig* líach**
Accusative	líach	léig
Genitive	léig	léige	léig
Dative	líach	léig	líach
Plural	Masculine	Feminine/neuter
Nominative	léig	líacha
Vocative	líachu líacha†
Accusative	líachu líacha†
Genitive	líach
Dative	líachaib
Notes	*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative † not when substantivized

Mutation

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

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 líach ‘pitiful’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 líach ‘spoon’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language