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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology 1
From Old Irish líag (“spoon, ladle”), from Proto-Celtic *leigā (“spoon”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵʰ- (“lick”). Cognate with Welsh llwy (“spoon”); and with Old English liccian (whence lick), Latin plānus (“I lick (up)”). Compare Irish liach.
Pronunciation
Noun
liogh f (genitive singular lèigh, plural lioghan)
- blade (of an oar, helicopter, etc.), vane (of a mill)
- ladle
Etymology 2
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Noun
liogh f (genitive singular lèigh, plural lioghan)
- hero, brave person
- Nach tu fhèin mo liogh? ― Aren't you my brave fellow?
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.