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leath.

side; part, direction

5 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/lʲah/Munster/lʲax/Munster, Waterford/l̠ʲa(h)/Connacht[l̠ʲæː]Connacht, Cois-Fharraige

  1. side; part, direction

    feminine

  2. half; part, portion

    feminine
    Is fearr leath ná meath.
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish leth (“side”), from Proto-Celtic *letos, perhaps cognate with Latin latus (“side”), or from Proto-Celtic *ɸletos. Celtic cognates include Welsh lled (“breadth, width, half”), Middle Breton let, led (“large”), and Cornish les.

verb/lʲah/Munster/lʲax/Munster, Waterford/l̠ʲa(h)/Connacht[l̠ʲæː]Connacht, Cois-Fharraige

  1. to disperse, spread, cover

    ambitransitive

  2. to open wide, expand, (medicine) dilate

    ambitransitive

  3. to become confused, indistinct

    ambitransitive

  4. to perish

    ambitransitive

  5. to halve, divide, split (in half); diminish

    ambitransitive · literary
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish leth (“side”), from Proto-Celtic *letos, perhaps cognate with Latin latus (“side”), or from Proto-Celtic *ɸletos. Celtic cognates include Welsh lled (“breadth, width, half”), Middle Breton let, led (“large”), and Cornish les.

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