leugh

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *laygos (“calf”) (compare Old Irish lóeg, Welsh llo), from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂p- (“cattle”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [løːx], [leːx]
  • (Revived Late Cornish) IPA(key): [lɛwh]

Noun

leugh m (plural leuhi)

  1. calf (young cow)

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish légaid, from Latin legō.

Verb

leugh (past leugh, future leughaidh, verbal noun leughadh, past participle leughte)

  1. read
    Leugh seo. ― Read this.
    Bha e inntinneach sin a leughadh. ― It was interesting to read that.

Derived terms
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