loiteach

Irish

Etymology

loit (“harm, injury”) +‎ -ach

Pronunciation

• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠɛtʲəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠɔtʲa(x)/

Adjective

loiteach (genitive singular masculine loitigh, genitive singular feminine loití, plural loiteacha, comparative loití)

1. harmful, injurious

Declension

Declension of loiteach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	loiteach	loiteach	loiteacha
Vocative	loitigh		loiteacha
Genitive		loití	loiteacha	loiteach
Dative	loiteach	loiteach; loitigh (archaic)	loiteacha
Comparative	níos loití
Superlative	is loití

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “loiteaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “loiteach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN