leatas

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• leiteas, liatas

Etymology

From Latin lactūca (“lettuce”), from lac (“milk”), because of the milky fluid in its stalks. Cognate with English lettuce.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʎɛht̪əs/

Noun

leatas m (genitive singular leatais, plural leatasan)

1. lettuce

Synonyms

càl amh

References

“leatas” in Am Faclair Beag - Scottish Gaelic Dictionary.

Cameron, J. (1883). Lactuca sativa, in Gaelic names of plants (Scottish and Irish). United Kingdom: (n.p.), p. 36