lèigh
Scottish Gaelic
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Irish líaig (“leech, doctor, physician”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editlèigh m (genitive singular lèigh, plural lèighean)
Synonyms
editNoun
editlèigh m (genitive singular lèighe, plural lèighean)
Derived terms
edit- feall-lèigh m (“quack”)
- làmh-lèigh m (“surgeon”)
- lèigh-ainmhidhean m (“veterinarian”)
- lèigh-eòlas m (“medicine, medical science”)
- lèigh-fhiaclan m (“dentist”)
- lèigh-loisg (“cauterize”, verb)
- lèigh-shùilean m (“oculist”)
- lèigheadaireachd f (“pharmacy”)
- leigheas-cloinne m (“paediatrics, pediatrics”)
- riaghailt-lèigh f (“prescription”)
- sgian-lèigh f (“scalpel”)
Etymology 2
editNoun
editlèigh
Mutation
edit| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| lèigh | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
edit- Edward Dwelly (1911) “lèigh”, 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), “1 líaig”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language