leigheas

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Kerry) IPA^(key): /ˈlʲɑi(ə)sˠ/
• (Cork) IPA^(key): /ˈlʲəisˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /l̠ʲəisˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /l̠ʲeːsˠ/, [l̠ʲɛə̯sˠ]
• Homophone: léas (Ulster)

Etymology 1

From Old Irish leiges (“healing, medicine”).

Noun

leigheas m (genitive singular leighis, nominative plural leigheasanna)

1. verbal noun of leigheas
2. medicine
3. healing
4. remedy, cure

   Is é leigheas na póite ól arís.

   The cure of a hangover is to drink again.

5. curing
6. (in a negative sentence) help [with ar ‘for’]
   • 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études; 270) (overall work in French), Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, page 194:

     Do bhí brón mór air a bheith ag scaramhaint le n-a chailín ach ni raibh leigheas air, chaithfeadh sé imtheacht.

     He was very sorry to be separating from his girl, but it couldn’t be helped, he had to go.

Declension

Declension of leigheas

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative leigheas leigheasanna Vocative a leighis a leigheasanna Genitive leighis leigheasanna Dative leigheas leigheasanna

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an leigheas na leigheasanna Genitive an leighis na leigheasanna Dative leis an leigheas don leigheas leis na leigheasanna

Derived terms

• bithleigheas
• leigheasach

Related terms

• lia

Etymology 2

From Middle Irish leigisid (“to heal, cure”), from the noun.

Verb

leigheas (present analytic leigheasann, future analytic leigheasfaidh, verbal noun leigheas, past participle leigheasta)

1. (transitive, intransitive) heal; cure, remedy

   Neantóg a dhóigh mé, copóg a leigheas mé.

   A nettle burned me, a dock cured me.

Conjugation

conjugation of leigheas (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	leigheasaim	leigheasann tú; leigheasair†	leigheasann sé, sí	leigheasaimid	leigheasann sibh	leigheasann siad; leigheasaid†	a leigheasann; a leigheasas	leigheastar
	past	leigheas mé; leigheasas	leigheas tú; leigheasais	leigheas sé, sí	leigheasamar; leigheas muid	leigheas sibh; leigheasabhair	leigheas siad; leigheasadar	a leigheas / ar leigheas*	leigheasadh
	past habitual	leigheasainn	leigheastá	leigheasadh sé, sí	leigheasaimis; leigheasadh muid	leigheasadh sibh	leigheasaidís; leigheasadh siad	a leigheasadh / a leigheasadh*	leigheastaí
future		leigheasfaidh mé; leigheasfad	leigheasfaidh tú; leigheasfair†	leigheasfaidh sé, sí	leigheasfaimid; leigheasfaidh muid	leigheasfaidh sibh	leigheasfaidh siad; leigheasfaid†	a leigheasfaidh; a leigheasfas	leigheasfar
conditional		leigheasfainn	leigheasfá	leigheasfadh sé, sí	leigheasfaimis; leigheasfadh muid	leigheasfadh sibh	leigheasfaidís; leigheasfadh siad	a leigheasfadh / a leigheasfadh*	leigheasfaí
subjunctive	present	go leigheasa mé; go leigheasad†	go leigheasa tú; go leigheasair†	go leigheasa sé, sí	go leigheasaimid; go leigheasa muid	go leigheasa sibh	go leigheasa siad; go leigheasaid†	—	go leigheastar
	past	dá leigheasainn	dá leigheastá	dá leigheasadh sé, sí	dá leigheasaimis; dá leigheasadh muid	dá leigheasadh sibh	dá leigheasaidís; dá leigheasadh siad	—	dá leigheastaí
imperative		leigheasaim	leigheas	leigheasadh sé, sí	leigheasaimis	leigheasaigí; leigheasaidh†	leigheasaidís	—	leigheastar
verbal noun		leigheas
past participle		leigheasta

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “leiġeas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 431
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “leiġeasaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 431
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leigheas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “leigheas”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “leigheas”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
• “leigheas”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish leiges (“healing, medicine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʎe.əs̪/

Noun

leigheas m (genitive singular leighis, plural leigheasan)

1. cure, remedy, medicine
2. healing, treatment, curing, act of caring

Synonyms

• cungaidh
• ìocshlaint

Derived terms

• aitreabh-leighis m (“sick bay, medical building”)
• casg-leigheas m (“antidote”)
• cungaidh-leighis f (“medication, medicine, drug”)
• do-leigheas (“irremediable, incurable”)
• eòlas-leighis (“medicine (science)”)
• gath-leigheas m (“radiotherapy”)
• leigheas na pòit (“hair of the dog”)
• leigheas-chnàmh m (“osteopathy”)
• leigheas-inntinn (“psychiatry”)
• leigheas-inntinn m (“psychology”)
• leigheas-snàthaid m (“acupuncture”)
• leigheas-uisge m (“hydrotherapy”)
• leigheasach (“curing, healing, medicinal, medical”)
• leigheasadh m (“medical treatment, healing, curing”)
• leigheas m (“cure, remedy, medicine; healing, curing, act of caring”)
• lìon-leighis m (“gauze”)
• loit-leigheas m (“antiseptic”)
• so-leigheas (“cureable”)
• taigh-leighis (“hospital”)

 

Related terms

• leighis
• lèigh

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “leigheas”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “leiges”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language