liogh

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

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

  • IPA(key): /ʎɤɣ/

Noun

liogh f (genitive singular lèigh, plural lioghan)

  1. blade (of an oar, helicopter, etc.), vane (of a mill)
  2. ladle

Etymology 2

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Noun

liogh f (genitive singular lèigh, plural lioghan)

  1. hero, brave person
    Nach tu fhèin mo liogh? ― Aren't you my brave fellow?

Mutation

Mutation of liogh
radical lenition
liogh unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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