leithid

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲɛhədʲ/
• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲeːdʲ/

Noun

leithid

1. inflection of leithead:
   1. vocative/genitive singular
   2. nominative/dative plural

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish leithéit (“the like, equal, equivalent; likeness”). Cognate with Irish leithéid.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʎe.ɪtʲ/

Noun

leithid f (genitive singular leithide, plural leithidean)

1. match, equal, like, peer, equivalent

   Cha robh a leithid ann riamh.

   His/her like never existed before.

   leithidean a chéile ― the very patterns of each other

   air a leithid de dhòigh ’s gun... ― in such a way that...

   an aghaidh a leithid seo de fhianais ― against this kind of evidence

Usage notes

• Often preceded by a possessive pronoun, a prepositional pronoun, or followed by a noun in the genitive case:

  Chan fhaca mi a leithid riamh.

  I never saw his like.

  Cha do rinn mi dad dha leithid.

  I haven’t done anything of the kind (literally "of its like").

  bho leithid Dhòmhnaill MhicDhòmhnaill ― from the likes of Donald MacDonald