leáigh

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish legaid, from Proto-Celtic *legāti, from Proto-Indo-European *leg-. Cognate with Manx lheie, Scottish Gaelic leagh, and English leak.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /lʲɑːɟ/
  • (Galway) IPA(key): /l̠ʲɑː/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /l̠ʲæːj/

Verb

leáigh (present analytic leánn, future analytic leáfaidh, verbal noun leá, past participle leáite)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to melt

Conjugation

Further reading

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