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le.

with

2 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

prep/lʲe//lʲə/
  1. with

    triggers-h-prothesis · with-dative
    le héadach
  2. used in conjunction with the copula particle is and a noun to indicate possession

    triggers-h-prothesis · with-dative
    Is liomsa an hata.
    Is le Cáit an peann luaidhe.
  3. in the opinion of, in the consideration of

    triggers-h-prothesis · with-dative
    Is beag liom an cheist.
  4. to (indicating purpose; in this sense triggering eclipsis of vowel-initial verbal nouns)

    triggers-h-prothesis · with-dative
    rud le n-ithe
    oiriúnach le n-ól
  5. to (after a verb of speaking)

    triggers-h-prothesis · with-dative
  6. by (indicating the creator of a work, e.g. a book)

    triggers-h-prothesis · with-dative
  7. in order to

    triggers-h-prothesis · with-dative
    le rud a dhéanamh
Where this word comes from

From a conflation of two Early Modern Irish prepositions: # re (“to”), from Classical Gaelic re, from Middle Irish ri, fri, from Old Irish fri, from Proto-Celtic *writ- (compare Welsh wrth, prefix gwrth-), from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to turn”) (compare Latin versus (“against”)). # le (“with”), from Old Irish la, from Proto-Celtic *let-, from Proto-Celtic *letos (“side”) (compare leath, Welsh lled).

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