ligh

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ligid, from Proto-Celtic *ligeti, from Proto-Indo-European *léyǵʰti. Cognates include English lick and Russian лиза́ть (lizátʹ).

Pronunciation

Verb

ligh (present analytic líonn, future analytic lífidh, verbal noun , past participle lite)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) lick
  2. (transitive) fawn on

Conjugation

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish ligid, from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵʰ-. Cognates include English lick, Russian лиза́ть (lizátʹ).

Pronunciation

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Verb

ligh (past ligh, future lighidh, verbal noun , past participle lighte)

  1. (archaic) lick

Conjugation

Tense \ Voice Active Passive
Present a' --
Past ligh ligheadh
Future lighidh lighear
Conditional ligheadh lighteadh

Synonyms

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “ligh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 ligid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language