léithe

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Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish léithe. By surface analysis, liath +‎ -e.

Pronunciation

Noun

léithe f (genitive singular léithe)

  1. greyness

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Adjective

léithe

  1. inflection of liath:
    1. feminine genitive singular
    2. comparative degree

Etymology 3

From Old Irish lee.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

léithe (emphatic léithese)

  1. Alternative form of léi: third-person singular feminine of le

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 346, page 119
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