leata

Irish

Noun

leata m sg

1. genitive singular of leathadh (“spreading, spread; diffusion, scattering, broadcasting; opening out; dilation, expansion”)

Verb

leata

1. past participle of leath (“disperse, spread, cover; open wide, expand; become confused, indistinct; perish; halve, divide, split (in half); diminish”)

Derived terms

• leatacht f (“spreading, expansion, distribution”)
• leatóir m (“spreader”)
• súil-leata (“wide-eyed; saucer-eyed”, adjective)

 

Further reading

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