leasaitheach

Irish

Etymology

From leasaithe +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

leasaitheach (genitive singular masculine leasaithigh, genitive singular feminine leasaithí, plural leasaitheacha, comparative leasaithí)

1. amending, reforming, improving
2. preservative

Declension

Declension of leasaitheach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	leasaitheach	leasaitheach	leasaitheacha
Vocative	leasaithigh		leasaitheacha
Genitive		leasaithí	leasaitheacha	leasaitheach
Dative	leasaitheach	leasaitheach; leasaithigh (archaic)	leasaitheacha
Comparative	níos leasaithí
Superlative	is leasaithí

Derived terms

• Giúdachas Leasaitheach m (“Reform Judaism”)

Noun

leasaitheach m (genitive singular leasaithigh, nominative plural leasaithigh)

1. (especially politics, religion) reformist
2. (chemistry) preserver (substance)

Declension

Declension of leasaitheah

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative leasaitheah leasaithigh Vocative a leasaithigh a leasaitheaha Genitive leasaithigh leasaitheah Dative leasaitheah leasaithigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an leasaitheah na leasaithigh Genitive an leasaithigh na leasaitheah Dative leis an leasaitheah don leasaitheah leis na leasaithigh

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leasaitheach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “leasaitheach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “leasaitheach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024