leataobh

Irish

Etymology

From leath- +‎ taobh.

Noun

leataobh m (genitive singular leataoibh, nominative plural leataobhanna)

1. one side (of two)

   Do chroch leataobh muice ó rachta. ― A side of bacon hung from a rafter.

2. lay-by

Declension

Declension of leataobh (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative leataobh leataobhanna vocative a leataoibh a leataobhanna genitive leataoibh leataobhanna dative leataobh leataobhanna forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an leataobh na leataobhanna genitive an leataoibh na leataobhanna dative leis an leataobh don leataobh leis na leataobhanna

Derived terms

• do leataobh, i leataobh (“aside”)
• leataobhach (“one-sided; lopsided, tilted; partial, biased”)

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leataobh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “leataobh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “leataobh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025