léacsach

Irish

Etymology

From Latin lexis (+ -ach), from Ancient Greek λέξις (léxis, “word”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲeːksˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲeːksˠa(x)/

Adjective

léacsach (genitive singular masculine léacsaigh, genitive singular feminine léacsaí, plural léacsacha, not comparable)

1. (linguistics) lexical

Declension

Declension of léacsach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	léacsach	léacsach	léacsacha
Vocative	léacsaigh		léacsacha
Genitive		léacsaí	léacsacha	léacsach
Dative	léacsach	léacsach; léacsaigh (archaic)	léacsacha
Comparative	níos léacsaí
Superlative	is léacsaí

Synonyms

• foclóireachta

Derived terms

• aonad léacsach (“lexical unit”)
• sampla léacsach (“lexical token”)

Further reading

• “lexical”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024