leitir

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈlʲɛtʲəɾʲ/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲɛtʲəɾʲ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish leittir.

Noun

leitir f (genitive singular leitreach, nominative plural leitreacha)

1. hillside

Derived terms

• Leitir Ceanainn

Etymology 2

See litir.

Noun

leitir f (genitive singular leitreach, nominative plural leitreacha)

1. Cois Fharraige and Kerry form of litir (“letter”)

Declension

Declension of leitir

Fifth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative leitir leitreacha Vocative a leitir a leitreacha Genitive leitreach leitreacha Dative leitir leitreacha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an leitir na leitreacha Genitive na leitreach na leitreacha Dative leis an leitir don leitir leis na leitreacha

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leitir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “leittir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 43

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish leittir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʎehtʲɪɾʲ/

Noun

leitir f (genitive singular leitreach, plural leitrichean)

1. hillside, slope (of a hill)

   Synonyms: bruthach, cliathach, sliabh

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “leitir”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “leittir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language