laíches

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word laíches. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word laíches, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say laíches in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word laíches you have here. The definition of the word laíches will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition oflaíches, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Old Irish

Alternative forms

láiches

Etymology

Related to its masculine counterpart láech.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /l͈aːi̯.xʲəs/

Noun

laíches f (nominative plural laíchesa)

laywoman
wife of a warrior

Declension

Feminine ā-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	laíches^L	laíchis^L	laíchesa^H
vocative	laíches^L	laíchis^L	laíchesa^H
accusative	laíchis^N	laíchis^L	laíchesa^H
genitive	laíchise^H	laíches^L	laíches^N
dative	laíchis^L	laíchesaib	laíchesaib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

^H = triggers aspiration
^L = triggers lenition
^N = triggers nasalization

Mutation

Mutation of *laíches*
radical	lenition	nasalization
laíches also llaíches after a proclitic ending in a vowel	laíches pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “laíches”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Wikious

Boobota

Sagapedia