leath

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish leth (“side”), from Proto-Celtic *letos, perhaps cognate with Latin latus (“side”), or from Proto-Celtic *ɸletos.[1]

Celtic cognates include Welsh lled (“breadth, width, half”), Middle Breton let, led (“large”), and Cornish les.

Pronunciation

Noun

leath f (genitive singular leithe, nominative plural leatha)

  1. side; part, direction
  2. half; part, portion
    Is fearr leath ná meath. (proverb)
    Something is better than nothing.
    (literally, “"Half" is better than decay.”)

Declension

Declension of leath

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative leath leatha
Vocative a leath a leatha
Genitive leithe leath
Dative leath
leith (in certain phrases) 		leatha

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an leath na leatha
Genitive na leithe na leath
Dative leis an leath

don leath

leis na leatha

Synonyms

Derived terms

Verb

leath (present analytic leathann, future analytic leathfaidh, verbal noun leathadh, past participle leata) (transitive, intransitive)

  1. disperse, spread, cover
  2. open wide, expand, (medicine) dilate
  3. become confused, indistinct
  4. perish
  5. (literary) halve, divide, split (in half); diminish

Conjugation

conjugation of leath (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present leathaim leathann tú;
leathair† 		leathann sé, sí leathaimid leathann sibh leathann siad;
leathaid† 		a leathann; a leathas leatar
past leath mé; leathas leath tú; leathais leath sé, sí leathamar; leath muid leath sibh; leathabhair leath siad; leathadar a leath /
ar leath* 		leathadh
past habitual leathainn leatá leathadh sé, sí leathaimis; leathadh muid leathadh sibh leathaidís; leathadh siad a leathadh /
a leathadh* 		leataí
future leathfaidh mé;
leathfad 		leathfaidh tú;
leathfair† 		leathfaidh sé, sí leathfaimid;
leathfaidh muid 		leathfaidh sibh leathfaidh siad;
leathfaid† 		a leathfaidh; a leathfas leathfar
conditional leathfainn leathfá leathfadh sé, sí leathfaimis; leathfadh muid leathfadh sibh leathfaidís; leathfadh siad a leathfadh /
a leathfadh* 		leathfaí
subjunctive present go leatha mé;
go leathad† 		go leatha tú;
go leathair† 		go leatha sé, sí go leathaimid;
go leatha muid 		go leatha sibh go leatha siad;
go leathaid† 		— go leatar
past dá leathainn dá leatá dá leathadh sé, sí dá leathaimis;
dá leathadh muid 		dá leathadh sibh dá leathaidís;
dá leathadh siad 		— dá leataí
imperative leathaim leath leathadh sé, sí leathaimis leathaigí;
leathaidh† 		leathaidís — leatar
verbal noun leathadh
past participle leata

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*letos”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 238–39

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