liach

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish líag (spoon, ladle), from Proto-Celtic *leigā. Akin to Welsh llwy (spoon), Cornish lo.

Pronunciation

Noun

liach f (genitive singular léiche, nominative plural liacha)

  1. ladle, dipper
  2. ladleful
  3. measure (unspecified portion or quantity)

Declension

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 203, page 102