Cornish edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Brythonic *llọɨɣ, from Proto-Celtic *lāɸigos (calf) (compare Old Irish lóeg, Welsh llo, Breton leue), from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂p- (cattle).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [løːx], [leːx]
  • (Revived Late Cornish) IPA(key): [lɛwh]

Noun edit

leugh m (plural leuhi)

  1. calf (young cow)

Scottish Gaelic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Irish légaid, from Latin legō.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

leugh (past leugh, future leughaidh, verbal noun leughadh, past participle leughte)

  1. to read
    Leugh seo.
    Read this.
    Bha e inntinneach sin a leughadh.
    It was interesting to read that.

Derived terms edit