leigheas
Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /l̠ʲəisˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /l̠ʲeːsˠ/, [l̠ʲɛə̯sˠ][1]
- Homophone: léas (Ulster)
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Irish leiges (“healing, medicine”).[2]
Noun edit
leigheas m (genitive singular leighis, nominative plural leigheasanna)
- verbal noun of leigheas
- medicine
- healing
- remedy, cure
- Is é leigheas na póite ól arís.
- The cure of a hangover is to drink again.
- curing
- (in a negative sentence) help [+ ar (for)]
- 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études; 270) (overall work in French), Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, page 194:
- Do bhí brón mór air a bheith ag scaramhaint le n-a chailín ach ni raibh leigheas air, chaithfeadh sé imtheacht.
- He was very sorry to be separating from his girl, but it couldn’t be helped, he had to go.
Declension edit
Declension of leigheas
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle Irish leigisid (“to heal, cure”), from the noun.[3]
Verb edit
leigheas (present analytic leigheasann, future analytic leigheasfaidh, verbal noun leigheas, past participle leigheasta)
- (transitive, intransitive) heal; cure, remedy
- Neantóg a dhóigh mé, copóg a leigheas mé.
- A nettle burned me, a dock cured me.
Conjugation edit
conjugation of leigheas (first conjugation – A)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
References edit
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 61
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “leiges”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “leigisid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading edit
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “leiġeas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 431
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “leiġeasaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 431
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leigheas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “leigheas” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “leigheas” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- “leigheas”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish leiges (“healing, medicine”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
leigheas m (genitive singular leighis, plural leigheasan)
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- aitreabh-leighis m (“sick bay, medical building”)
- casg-leigheas m (“antidote”)
- cungaidh-leighis f (“medication, medicine, drug”)
- do-leigheas (“irremediable, incurable”)
- eòlas-leighis (“medicine (science)”)
- gath-leigheas m (“radiotherapy”)
- leigheas na pòit (“hair of the dog”)
- leigheas-chnàmh m (“osteopathy”)
- leigheas-inntinn (“psychiatry”)
- leigheas-inntinn m (“psychology”)
- leigheas-snàthaid m (“acupuncture”)
- leigheas-uisge m (“hydrotherapy”)
- leigheasach (“curing, healing, medicinal, medical”)
- leigheasadh m (“medical treatment, healing, curing”)
- leigheas m (“cure, remedy, medicine; healing, curing, act of caring”)
- lìon-leighis m (“gauze”)
- loit-leigheas m (“antiseptic”)
- so-leigheas (“cureable”)
- taigh-leighis (“hospital”)
Related terms edit
References edit
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “leigheas”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “leiges”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language