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Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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Noun
leithe f (genitive singular leithe)
- broadness, stoutness
- stout lowsized woman
Declension
Etymology 2
Noun
leithe f sg
- genitive singular of leith
Etymology 3
Noun
leithe f sg
- genitive singular of leath
Further reading
Old Irish
Pronunciation
Noun
leithe
- inflection of leth:
- genitive all numbers
- nominative/vocative/accusative plural
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation
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Lenition |
Nasalization
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leithe
also lleithe after a proclitic
ending in a vowel
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leithe
pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/
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unchanged
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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