leithid
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Irish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈl̠ʲɛhədʲ/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈl̠ʲeːdʲ/
Noun
[edit]leithid
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish leithéit (“the like, equal, equivalent; likeness”). Cognate with Irish leithéid.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]leithid f (genitive singular leithide, plural leithidean)
- match, equal, like, peer, equivalent
- Cha robh a leithid ann riamh.
- His/her like never existed before.
- leithidean a chéile ― the very patterns of each other
- air a leithid de dhòigh ’s gun... ― in such a way that...
- an aghaidh a leithid seo de fhianais ― against this kind of evidence
Usage notes
[edit]- Often preceded by a possessive pronoun, a prepositional pronoun, or followed by a noun in the genitive case:
- Chan fhaca mi a leithid riamh.
- I never saw his like.
- Cha do rinn mi dad dha leithid.
- I haven’t done anything of the kind (literally "of its like").
- bho leithid Dhòmhnaill MhicDhòmhnaill ― from the likes of Donald MacDonald
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