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leacht

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See also: léacht

Irish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Irish lecht, from Latin lectus (bed).[1]

Noun

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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
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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
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Derived terms
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Further reading

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Etymology 2

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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

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leacht m (genitive singular leachta, nominative plural leachtanna)

  1. (physics) liquid
Declension
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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
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References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “lecht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language