leata
Irish
Noun
leata m sg
- genitive singular of leathadh (“spreading, spread; diffusion, scattering, broadcasting; opening out; dilation, expansion”)
Verb
leata
- past participle of leath (“disperse, spread, cover; open wide, expand; become confused, indistinct; perish; halve, divide, split (in half); diminish”)
Derived terms
- leatacht f (“spreading, expansion, distribution”)
- súil-leata (“wide-eyed; saucer-eyed”, adjective)
Further reading
- "leata" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “leata” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “leata” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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