leugh

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *laygos (“calf”) (compare Old Irish lóeg, Welsh llo), from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂p- (“cattle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [løːx], [leːx]
• (Revived Late Cornish) IPA^(key): [lɛwh]

Noun

leugh m (plural leuhi)

1. calf (young cow)

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish légaid, from Latin legō.

Verb

leugh (past leugh, future leughaidh, verbal noun leughadh, past participle leughte)

1. read

   Leugh seo. ― Read this.

   Bha e inntinneach sin a leughadh. ― It was interesting to read that.

Derived terms

• leughadair