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See also: Leithead
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish leithet, from the same root as lethan (“broad, wide”) (from Proto-Celtic *ɸlitanos).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈl̠ʲɛhəd̪ˠ/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈl̠ʲeːd̪ˠ/
Noun
[edit]leithead m (genitive singular leithid, nominative plural leithid)
- width, breadth
- leithead boise ― palm’s breath
- ar a leithead ― along its breadth
- dhá leithead an tí seo de bhlúire prátaí ― a potato patch twice the width of this house
- áit a ghabhfadh leithead mo dhá bhonn ― a place wide enough to put my two feet on
- Cuir leithead eile sa ngúna.
- Put another width in the dress.
- area, space, of certain width
- latitude
- piece of cloth of certain width
- Cas leithead éigin aniar ort ón mbáisteach.
- Wrap a width of cloth around you on account of the rain.
- (winnowing-)sheet
- overweening pride, conceit, importance
Declension
[edit]Declension of leithead
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
[edit]- ar leithead (“wide, in width”)
- leithead mór (“broadcloth”)
- leitheadach (“broad, wide”, adjective)
- leitheadach (“width of cloth, sheet; winnowing-sheet; broad”, noun)
- leitheadas (“conceit, arrogance”)
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 leithet”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “leiṫead”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 434
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leithead”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN