léithe

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Irish

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Etymology 1

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From Old Irish léithe. By surface analysis, liath +‎ -e.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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léithe f (genitive singular léithe)

  1. greyness

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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léithe

  1. inflection of liath:
    1. feminine genitive singular
    2. comparative degree

Etymology 3

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From Old Irish lee.

Pronunciation

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  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈlʲeːçə/, [ˈlʲeiçə]; /ˈlʲeːhə/, [ˈlʲeihə][1]

Pronoun

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léithe (emphatic léithese)

  1. Alternative form of léi: third-person singular feminine of le

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 346, page 119
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