leac
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish lecc, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlikkā, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥keh₂ (“flat surface”).
Celtic cognates include Welsh llech, Breton lec'h, Cornish legh, and the Gaulish toponym Are-lica. Indo-European cognates include Ancient Greek πλάξ (pláx, “flat stone”). Ultimately connected with PIE *pleh₂- (“flat”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /l̠ʲak/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /l̠ʲæk/
Noun edit
leac f (genitive singular leice or lice, nominative plural leaca or leac(r)acha)
- large, flat stone; slab (paving stone); flagstone
- gravestone
- Tá leac lena cheann.
- He is dead and buried.
- slab (flat piece of material), something slab-shaped
- leac seacláide ― a slab of chocolate
- Ghearr an long an coipeadh ina leaca.
- The ship cut the foam into slabs.
- kitty (pool of money)
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Further reading edit
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*flikkā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 134
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “lecc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “leac”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 423
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leac”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 34
Old English edit
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Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *lauk, from Proto-Germanic *laukaz.
Cognate with Old Saxon lōk (Low German Look), Dutch look, Old High German louh (German Lauch), Old Norse laukr (Danish løg, Swedish lök, Icelandic laukur).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lēac n
- (generally) An allium; a plant of the genus Allium.
- (specifically) A leek (Allium ampeloprasum) or garlic (Allium sativum).
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Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic лѣкъ (lěkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *lěkъ, from Proto-Germanic *lēkijaz.
Noun edit
leac n (plural leacuri)
- medicine, remedy, cure
- Synonyms: medicament, remediu
Declension edit
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nominative/accusative | (un) leac | leacul | (niște) leacuri | leacurile |
genitive/dative | (unui) leac | leacului | (unor) leacuri | leacurilor |
vocative | leacule | leacurilor |
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish lecc, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlikkā, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥keh₂ (“flat surface”).[1]
Celtic cognates include Welsh llech, Breton lec'h, Cornish lehan (“slate, slab”), and the Gaulish toponym Are-lica. Indo-European cognates include Ancient Greek πλάξ (pláx, “flat stone”). Ultimately connected with PIE *pleh₂- (“flat”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
leac f (dative singular lic, genitive singular lice, plural leacan)
Synonyms edit
- (gravestone): clach-chinn
Derived terms edit
- leacach (“flat”) (adjective)
- leacag (“tile”) (noun)
- leac-eighre (“ice floe”)
- leac-sgrìobhadh (“lithography; offset; epitaph”)
References edit
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 134
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “lecc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language