leith

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See also: Leith and leið

Irish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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leith f (genitive singular leithe, nominative plural leitheanna)

  1. flatfish; fluke, flounder
  2. flat flabby thing
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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leith f sg

  1. dative singular of leath (side; part, direction) (used in certain phrases)

Further reading

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References

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  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 36

Old Irish

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Noun

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leith

  1. genitive singular of leth (o-stem declension)
  2. dative singular of leth (s-stem declension)

Mutation

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