léacsach

Irish

Etymology

From Latin lexis (+ -ach), from Ancient Greek λέξις (léxis, “word”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲeːksˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲeːksˠa(x)/

Adjective

léacsach (genitive singular masculine léacsaigh, genitive singular feminine léacsaí, plural léacsacha, not comparable)

1. (linguistics) lexical

Declension

Declension of léacsach

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine
nominative	léacsach	léacsach	léacsacha
vocative	léacsaigh		léacsacha
genitive		léacsaí	strong noun	weak noun
			léacsacha	léacsach
dative	léacsach	léacsach; léacsaigh (archaic)	léacsacha
Comparative	níos léacsaí
Superlative	is léacsaí

Synonyms

• foclóireachta

Derived terms

• aonad léacsach (“lexical unit”)
• sampla léacsach (“lexical token”)

Further reading

• “lexical”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025