leathach

Irish

Etymology 1

From leath +‎ -ach.

Adjective

leathach (genitive singular masculine leathaigh, genitive singular feminine leathaí, plural leathacha, not comparable)

  1. divided in half, divided in two
  2. equinoctial
Declension
Declension of leathach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative leathach leathach leathacha;
leathacha²
Vocative leathaigh leathacha
Genitive leathaí leathacha leathach
Dative leathach;
leathach¹		 leathach;
leathaigh (archaic)		 leathacha;
leathacha²
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Further reading

Pronunciation

Noun

leathach m (genitive singular leathaigh)

  1. seaweed, wrack
    Synonym: feamainn
Declension
Declension of leathach

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative leathach
Vocative a leathaigh
Genitive leathaigh
Dative leathach

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an leathach
Genitive an leathaigh
Dative leis an leathach

don leathach

Alternative forms

Further reading

References
  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 34
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