lachtna

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• lachtnae

Etymology

From lacht (“milk”).

Adjective

lachtna

1. milk coloured; gray, dun
2. (of garments) the colour of unbleached wool

Derived terms

• Lachtnae
• Lachtnán

Descendants

• Irish: lachna (“grey, dull, drab”)

References

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “lachtna”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language