leithead
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish leithet, from the same root as lethan (“broad, wide”) (from Proto-Celtic *ɸlitanos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈl̠ʲɛhəd̪ˠ/
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Noun
leithead m (genitive singular leithid, nominative plural leithid)
- width, breadth
- leithead boise ― palm’s breath
- ar a leithead ― along its breadth
- dhá leithead an tí seo de bhlúire prátaí ― a potato patch twice the width of this house
- áit a ghabhfadh leithead mo dhá bhonn ― a place wide enough to put my two feet on
- Cuir leithead eile sa ngúna.
- Put another width in the dress.
- overweening pride, conceit, importance
Declension
Declension of leithead
Bare forms:
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Derived terms
- ar leithead (“wide, in width”)
- leithead mór (“broadcloth”)
- leitheadach (“broad, wide; of wide range, of great extent; widespread, prevalent; conceited, vain, self-important”, adjective)
- leitheadach (“width of cloth, sheet; winnowing-sheet; broad”, noun)
- leitheadas (“conceit, arrogance”)
Related terms
References
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 leithet”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leithead”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN