leacht

See also: léacht

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l̠ʲaxt̪ˠ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish lecht, from Latin lectus (“bed”).

Noun

leacht m (genitive singular leachta, nominative plural leachtanna)

1. (literary) grave (excavation in the earth as a place of burial), gravemound
2. monument, memorial (structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons)

Declension

Declension of leacht (third declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative leacht leachtanna vocative a leacht a leachtanna genitive leachta leachtanna dative leacht leachtanna forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an leacht na leachtanna genitive an leachta na leachtanna dative leis an leacht don leacht leis na leachtanna

Synonyms

• uaigh

Derived terms

• leachtach (“strewn with gravemounds”)
• leachtán (“gravemound”)

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “leaċt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 639; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Back-formation from leachtach (“liquid”), reinforced by association with lacht, which primarily means “yield of milk” but can be used in reference to other liquids, especially tears.

Noun

leacht m (genitive singular leachta, nominative plural leachtanna)

1. (physics) liquid

Declension

Declension of leacht (third declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative leacht leachtanna vocative a leacht a leachtanna genitive leachta leachtanna dative leacht leachtanna forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an leacht na leachtanna genitive an leachta na leachtanna dative leis an leacht don leacht leis na leachtanna

Derived terms

• leachtacht (“liquidity”)