leithleach.
selfish, egocentric, egotistical
Meaning & usage
selfish, egocentric, egotistical
several (capable of being treated separately)
i gcomhpháirt agus go leithleach
peculiar (not shared or possessed by others)
distinct (different from one another), apart
standoffish
Where this word comes from
As an adjective, apparently a back-formation from leithleachas (“separation”), from a noun *leithleach attested only in the dative in Classical Gaelic ag leithligh, do leithligh and modern Irish ar leithligh (“apart, aside”), from leath (“side”).
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