leafaos

Irish

Alternative forms

• leamhthaos (obsolete)

Etymology

From leamh +‎ taos.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈlʲaˈfˠeːsˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲaˌfˠiːsˠ/

Noun

leafaos m (genitive singular leafaois)

1. paste

Declension

Declension of leafaos (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative leafaos vocative a leafaois genitive leafaois dative leafaos forms with the definite article case singular nominative an leafaos genitive an leafaois dative leis an leafaos don leafaos

Derived terms

• leafaos curaí

Related terms

• taos

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leafaos”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “leafaos”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “leafaos”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024