leatas
Scottish Gaelic edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Latin lactūca (“lettuce”), from lac (“milk”), because of the milky fluid in its stalks. Cognate with English lettuce.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
leatas m (genitive singular leatais, plural leatasan)
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References edit
“leatas” in Am Faclair Beag - Scottish Gaelic Dictionary.
Cameron, J. (1883). Lactuca sativa, in Gaelic names of plants (Scottish and Irish). United Kingdom: (n.p.), p. 36