leig

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See also: léig

Irish

Verb

leig (present analytic leigeann, future analytic leigfidh, verbal noun leigean, past participle leigthe)

  1. Superseded spelling of lig.

Conjugation

conjugation of leig (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present leigim leigeann tú;
leigir† 		leigeann sé, sí leigimid leigeann sibh leigeann siad;
leigid† 		a leigeann; a leigeas leigtear
past leig mé; leigeas leig tú; leigis leig sé, sí leigeamar; leig muid leig sibh; leigeabhair leig siad; leigeadar a leig /
ar leig* 		leigeadh
past habitual leiginn leigteá leigeadh sé, sí leigimis; leigeadh muid leigeadh sibh leigidís; leigeadh siad a leigeadh /
a leigeadh* 		leigtí
future leigfidh mé;
leigfead 		leigfidh tú;
leigfir† 		leigfidh sé, sí leigfimid;
leigfidh muid 		leigfidh sibh leigfidh siad;
leigfid† 		a leigfidh; a leigfeas leigfear
conditional leigfinn leigfeá leigfeadh sé, sí leigfimis; leigfeadh muid leigfeadh sibh leigfidís; leigfeadh siad a leigfeadh /
a leigfeadh* 		leigfí
subjunctive present go leige mé;
go leigead† 		go leige tú;
go leigir† 		go leige sé, sí go leigimid;
go leige muid 		go leige sibh go leige siad;
go leigid† 		— go leigtear
past dá leiginn dá leigteá dá leigeadh sé, sí dá leigimis;
dá leigeadh muid 		dá leigeadh sibh dá leigidís;
dá leigeadh siad 		— dá leigtí
imperative leigim leig leigeadh sé, sí leigimis leigigí;
leigidh† 		leigidís — leigtear
verbal noun leigean
past participle leigthe

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

leig

  1. imperative of leige

Old Norse

Verb

leig

  1. second-person singular imperative active of leiga

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish léicid, from Proto-Celtic *linkʷīti, from Proto-Indo-European *linékʷti, present tense of *leykʷ- (“to leave”).

Pronunciation

Verb

leig (past leig, future leigidh, verbal noun leigeil, past participle leigte)

  1. allow, let, permit

Conjugation

Conjugation of leig (regular)
singular plural impersonal
first second third m/f first second third
independent past leig mi leig thu leig e/i leig sinn leig sibh leig iad leigeadh
future leigidh mi leigidh tu leigidh e/i leigidh sinn leigidh sibh leigidh iad leigear
leigtear
conditional leiginn leigeadh tu leigeadh e/i leigeamaid
leigeadh sinn 		leigeadh sibh leigeadh iad leigteadh
leigist1
leigiste1
negative past cha do leig mi cha do leig thu cha do leig e/i cha do leig sinn cha do leig sibh cha do leig iad cha do leigeadh
future cha leig mi cha leig thu cha leig e/i cha leig sinn cha leig sibh cha leig iad cha leigear
cha leigtear
conditional cha leiginn cha leigeadh tu cha leigeadh e/i cha leigeamaid
cha leigeadh sinn 		cha leigeadh sibh cha leigeadh iad cha leigteadh
cha leigist1
cha leigiste1
affirmative
interrogative 		past an do leig mi? an do leig thu? an do leig e/i? an do leig sinn? an do leig sibh? an do leig iad? an do leigeadh?
future an leig mi? an leig thu? an leig e/i? an leig sinn? an leig sibh? an leig iad? an leigear?
an leigtear?
conditional an leiginn? an leigeadh tu? an leigeadh e/i? an leigeamaid?
an leigeadh sinn? 		an leigeadh sibh? an leigeadh iad? an leigteadh?
an leigist?1
an leigiste?1
negative
interrogative 		past nach do leig mi? nach do leig thu? nach do leig e/i? nach do leig sinn? nach do leig sibh? nach do leig iad? nach do leigeadh?
future nach leig mi? nach leig thu? nach leig e/i? nach leig sinn? nach leig sibh? nach leig iad? nach leigear?
nach leigtear?
conditional nach leiginn? nach leigeadh tu? nach leigeadh e/i? nach leigeamaid?
nach leigeadh sinn? 		nach leigeadh sibh? nach leigeadh iad? nach leigteadh?
nach leigist?1
nach leigiste?1
relative
future 		affirmative (ma) leigeas mi (ma) leigeas thu (ma) leigeas e/i (ma) leigeas sinn (ma) leigeas sibh (ma) leigeas iad (ma) leigear
negative (mur) leig mi (mur) leig thu (mur) leig e/i (mur) leig sinn (mur) leig sibh (mur) leig iad (mur) leigear
(mur) leigtear
imperative leigeam leig leigeadh e/i leigeamaid leigibh leigeadh iad leigear
leigtear
stem leig
verbal noun leigeil
past participle leigte
1 Lewis dialect form

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  2. ^ Donald A. Morrison (2020) Modularity and stratification in phonology: Evidence from Scottish Gaelic (Thesis)‎, Manchester: University of Manchester
  3. ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎, Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
  4. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  5. ^ Roy Wentworth (2003) Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN
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