leith

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /l̠ʲɛh/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /l̠ʲɛç/, [l̠ʲɛi̯ç]^[1]

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leith f (genitive singular leithe, nominative plural leitheanna)

1. flatfish; fluke, flounder
2. flat flabby thing

• leith bhallánach
• leith uisce

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leith”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “leith”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “leith”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

leith f sg

1. dative singular of leath (“side; part, direction”) (used in certain phrases)

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leath”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

• IPA^(key): /ˈl͈ʲeθʲ/

leith

1. genitive singular of leth (o-stem declension)
2. dative singular of leth (s-stem declension)