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Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Irish leittir.
Noun
leitir f (genitive singular leitreach, nominative plural leitreacha)
- hillside
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See litir.
Noun
leitir f (genitive singular leitreach, nominative plural leitreacha)
- Cois Fharraige and Kerry form of litir (“letter”)
Declension
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leitir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “leittir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 43
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish leittir.
Pronunciation
Noun
leitir f (genitive singular leitreach, plural leitrichean)
- hillside, slope (of a hill)
- Synonyms: bruthach, cliathach, sliabh
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “leitir”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “leittir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language