leath-
See also: leath
Irish
Alternative forms
- leith- (slender form)
Etymology
From leath.
Prefix
leath-
- lying, turned, to one side; lopsided, tilted
- one-sided, partial
- half-, hemi-, semi-; half-grown
- one of two, of a pair
Usage notes
- This affix in Irish is added to nouns and adjectives denoting half. It lenites the word to which it attaches.
- leathchúpla (“twin”), from cúpla (“twins”)
- It is often used with nouns which normally come in pairs to denote a single object:
- leathbhróg "a single shoe" (In contrast to: dhá bhróig "both shoes, a pair of shoes".)
- leathshúil "a single eye" (In contrast to: an dá shúil "both [the] eyes, the eyes [of a single person]".)
- Written with a hyphen when attaching to words in t:
- leath-tháille (“half-price”)
Derived terms
Irish terms prefixed with leath-
- leataobh
- leathabhainn
- leathadharc
- leathaghaidh
- leathaill
- leathaithne
- leathamadán
- leathard
- leathard
- leathardú
- leathbhád
- leathbhádóir
- leathbhaile
- leathbháite
- leathbhéal
- leathbheo
- leathbhliain
- leathbhonn
- leathbhord
- leathchailín
- leathchaite
- leathchamán
- leathchaoch
- leathchaoin
- leathchapall
- leathchasadh
- leathchead
- leathcheangal
- leathcheann
- leathcheannach
- leathcheathrú
- leathchion
- leathchiorcal
- leathchiorclach
- leathchíos
- leathchlaí
- leathchloch
- leathchluas
- leathchluasach
- leathchoda
- leathchogar
- leathchonradh
- leathchoróin
- leathchos
- leathchrios
- leathchromadh
- leathchruinne
- leathchruinneach
- leathchuibheasach
- leathchuid
- leathchuing
- leathchúl
- leathchuma
- leathdhaoine
- leathdhéanach
- leathdhéanamh
- leathdhia
- leathdhlaoi
- leathdhoras
- leathdhosaen
- leathdhuine
- leathéan
- leathfhada
- leathfhocal
- leathfholaíocht
- leathfholúil
- leathghalún
- leathghealach
- leathghine
- leathghlúin
- leathghualainn
- leathghuta
- leathimeall
- leathimeallach
- leathinneall
- leathinseach
- leathintinn
- leathlá
- leathlaí
- leathlámh
- leathlámhach
- leathlán
- leathlíne
- leathloch
- leathluan
- leathluí
- leathmhá
- leathmhagadh
- leathmhaig
- leathmharbh
- leathmheabhrach
- leathmheasartha
- leathmheisce
- leathmhí
- leathmhíle
- leathmhilliún
- leathmhór
- leathnaigh
- leathnocht
- leathnóg
- leathnóiméad
- leathnú
- leathoifigiúil
- leathoiread
- leathorlach
- leathoscailt
- leathphionta
- leathphlána
- leathphluc
- leathpholach
- leathphraitinn
- leathphunt
- leathrach
- leathracha
- leathrann
- leathréal
- leathród
- leathróg
- leathroinn
- leathrosc
- leathroth
- leathrúil
- leathscáil
- leathscéal
- leathscoite
- leathscór
- leathsféar
- leathshabhran
- leathshaol
- leathsheolaí
- leathshlat
- leathshliasaid
- leathshúil
- leathshúileach
- leathstad
- leathstoca
- leathstócach
- leathstuaic
- leath-thagairt
- leath-tháille
- leath-tharraingt
- leath-theideal
- leath-thon
- leath-thonach
- leath-thonna
- leath-thonnach
- leath-thosaí
- leath-thrá
- leath-threascairt
- leath-throigh
- leath-thuairim
- leath-thuiscint
- leath-thunna
- leathuillinn
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “leath-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “leath-” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.