leith

See also: Leith and leið

Irish

Etymology 1

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Noun

leith f (genitive singular leithe, nominative plural leitheanna)

1. flat-fish; fluke, flounder
2. flat flabby thing

Declension

Declension of leith

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative leith leitheanna Vocative a leith a leitheanna Genitive leithe leitheanna Dative leith leitheanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an leith na leitheanna Genitive na leithe na leitheanna Dative leis an leith don leith leis na leitheanna

Derived terms

• leith bhallánach (“lemon sole”)
• leith uisce (“butterwort; fluke (in sheep)”)

 

Etymology 2

Noun

leith f sg

1. dative singular of leath (“side; part, direction”) (used in certain phrases)

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leith”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leath”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “leith”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “leith”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

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Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈl͈ʲeθʲ/

Noun

leith

1. genitive singular of leth (o-stem declension)
2. dative singular of leth (s-stem declension)

Mutation

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