leithe

See also: léithe

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲɛhə/

Etymology 1

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Noun

leithe f (genitive singular leithe)

1. broadness, stoutness
2. stout lowsized woman

Declension

Declension of leithe

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative leithe Vocative a leithe Genitive leithe Dative leithe

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an leithe Genitive na leithe Dative leis an leithe don leithe

Etymology 2

Noun

leithe f sg

1. genitive singular of leith

Etymology 3

Noun

leithe f sg

1. genitive singular of leath

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leithe”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 36

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• lethe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈl͈ʲeθʲe/

Noun

leithe

1. inflection of leth:
   1. genitive all numbers
   2. nominative/vocative/accusative plural

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
leithe also lleithe after a proclitic ending in a vowel	leithe pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.