leagh

Irish

Verb

leagh (present analytic leaghann, future analytic leaghfaidh, verbal noun leaghadh, past participle leaghtha)

  1. obsolete form of leáigh

Conjugation

conjugation of leagh (first conjugation – A)
verbal noun leaghadh
past participle leaghtha
tense singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative
present leaghaim leaghann tú;
leaghair† 		leaghann sé, sí leaghaimid leaghann sibh leaghann siad;
leaghaid† 		a leaghann; a leaghas leaghtar
past leagh mé; leaghas leagh tú; leaghais leagh sé, sí leaghamar; leagh muid leagh sibh; leaghabhair leagh siad; leaghadar a leagh /
ar leagh* 		leaghadh
past habitual leaghainn leaghtá leaghadh sé, sí leaghaimis; leaghadh muid leaghadh sibh leaghaidís; leaghadh siad a leaghadh /
a leaghadh* 		leaghtaí
future leaghfaidh mé;
leaghfad 		leaghfaidh tú;
leaghfair† 		leaghfaidh sé, sí leaghfaimid;
leaghfaidh muid 		leaghfaidh sibh leaghfaidh siad;
leaghfaid† 		a leaghfaidh; a leaghfas leaghfar
conditional leaghfainn leaghfá leaghfadh sé, sí leaghfaimis; leaghfadh muid leaghfadh sibh leaghfaidís; leaghfadh siad a leaghfadh /
a leaghfadh* 		leaghfaí
subjunctive
present go leagha mé;
go leaghad† 		go leagha tú;
go leaghair† 		go leagha sé, sí go leaghaimid;
go leagha muid 		go leagha sibh go leagha siad;
go leaghaid† 		— go leaghtar
past dá leaghainn dá leaghtá dá leaghadh sé, sí dá leaghaimis;
dá leaghadh muid 		dá leaghadh sibh dá leaghaidís;
dá leaghadh siad 		— dá leaghtaí
imperative
– leaghaim leagh leaghadh sé, sí leaghaimis leaghaigí;
leaghaidh† 		leaghaidís — leaghtar

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

Manx

Etymology

From Middle Irish lúach, from Old Irish lóg (“value, equivalent, worth”),[1] from Proto-Celtic *lougos, from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂w- (“benefit, prize”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɨə̯x/, /lɨːx/[2]

Noun

leagh m (genitive singular leagh, plural leaghyn)

  1. price, value
  2. reward, recompense

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “leagh”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Christopher Lewin (2020) Aspects of the historical phonology of Manx, Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh, →DOI, page 69

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish legaid, from Proto-Celtic *legeti, from Proto-Indo-European *leg-. Cognate with Irish leáigh, Manx lheie, and English leak.

Verb

leagh (past leagh, future leaghaidh, verbal noun leaghadh, past participle leaghte)

  1. melt
  2. thaw
  3. dissolve (in liquid)
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