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leac.

large, flat stone; slab (paving stone); flagstone

4 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/l̠ʲak/[l̠ʲæːk]Cois-Fharraige

  1. large, flat stone; slab (paving stone); flagstone

    feminine

  2. gravestone

    feminine
    Tá leac lena cheann.

  3. slab (flat piece of material), something slab-shaped

    feminine
    leac seacláide
    Ghearr an long an coipeadh ina leaca.

  4. kitty (pool of money)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish lecc, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlikkā, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥keh₂ (“flat surface”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat”). Celtic cognates include Welsh llech, Breton lec'h, Cornish legh, and Gaulish Are-lica (toponym). Indo-European cognates include Ancient Greek πλάξ (pláx, “flat stone”).

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