leata

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Irish

Noun

leata m sg

  1. genitive singular of leathadh (“spreading, spread; diffusion, scattering, broadcasting; opening out; dilation, expansion”)

Verb

leata

  1. past participle of leath (“disperse, spread, cover; open wide, expand; become confused, indistinct; perish; halve, divide, split (in half); diminish”)

Derived terms

  • leatacht f (“spreading, expansion, distribution”)
  • leatóir m (“spreader”)
  • súil-leata (“wide-eyed; saucer-eyed”, adjective)

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