leacach

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish leccach. Equivalent to leac (“flat stone”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

leacach

  1. strew with flat stones/flags; flagged, stony

Declension

Declension of leacach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative leacach leacach leacacha;
leacacha2
vocative leacaigh leacacha
genitive leacaí leacacha leacach
dative leacach;
leacach1 		leacach;
leacaigh (archaic) 		leacacha;
leacacha2
Comparative níos leacaí
Superlative is leacaí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Noun

leacach m (genitive singular leacaigh, nominative plural leacaigh)

  1. Area strew with flat stones.

Declension

Declension of leacach (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative leacach leacaigh
vocative a leacaigh a leacacha
genitive leacaigh leacach
dative leacach leacaigh
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an leacach na leacaigh
genitive an leacaigh na leacach
dative leis an leacach
don leacach 		leis na leacaigh

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish leccach. Equivalent to leac (“flat stone”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

Adjective

leacach

  1. flat

Synonyms

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