leacach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish leccach. Equivalent to leac (“flat stone”) + -ach.
Adjective edit
leacach
Declension edit
Declension of leacach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | leacach | leacach | leacacha; leacacha² | |
| Vocative | leacaigh | leacacha | ||
| Genitive | leacaí | leacacha | leacach | |
| Dative | leacach; leacach¹ |
leacach; leacaigh (archaic) |
leacacha; leacacha² | |
| Comparative | níos leacaí | |||
| Superlative | is leacaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Noun edit
leacach m (genitive singular leacaigh, nominative plural leacaigh)
- Area strew with flat stones.
Declension edit
Declension of leacach
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leacach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “leccach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “leccach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic edit
Adjective edit
leacach