leig
See also: léig
Irish
Verb
leig (present analytic leigeann, future analytic leigfidh, verbal noun leigean, past participle leigthe)
- Superseded spelling of lig.
Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
indicative | present | leigim | leigeann tú; leigir† | leigeann sé, sí | leigimid | leigeann sibh | leigeann siad; leigid† | a leigeann; a leigeas | leigtear |
past | leig mé; leigeas | leig tú; leigis | leig sé, sí | leigeamar; leig muid | leig sibh; leigeabhair | leig siad; leigeadar | a leig / ar leig* | leigeadh | |
past habitual | leiginn | leigteá | leigeadh sé, sí | leigimis; leigeadh muid | leigeadh sibh | leigidís; leigeadh siad | a leigeadh / ar leigeadh* | leigtí | |
future | leigfidh mé; leigfead | leigfidh tú; leigfir† | leigfidh sé, sí | leigfimid; leigfidh muid | leigfidh sibh | leigfidh siad; leigfid† | a leigfidh; a leigfeas | leigfear | |
conditional | leigfinn | leigfeá | leigfeadh sé, sí | leigfimis; leigfeadh muid | leigfeadh sibh | leigfidís; leigfeadh siad | a leigfeadh / ar leigfeadh* | leigfí | |
subjunctive | present | go leige mé; go leigead† | go leige tú; go leigir† | go leige sé, sí | go leigimid; go leige muid | go leige sibh | go leige siad; go leigid† | — | go leigtear |
past | dá leiginn | dá leigteá | dá leigeadh sé, sí | dá leigimis; dá leigeadh muid | dá leigeadh sibh | dá leigidís; dá leigeadh siad | — | dá leigtí | |
imperative | leigim | leig | leigeadh sé, sí | leigimis | leigigí; leigidh† | leigidís | — | leigtear | |
verbal noun | leigean | ||||||||
past participle | leigthe |
* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish léicid, from Proto-Celtic *linkʷīti, from Proto-Indo-European *linékʷti, present tense of *leykʷ- (“to leave”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʎekʲ/
Verb
leig (past leig, future leigidh, verbal noun leigeil, past participle leigte)
- allow, let, permit
Conjugation
Tense \\ Voice | Active | Passive |
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Present | a' leigeil | -- |
Past | leig | leigeadh |
Future | leigidh | leigear |
Conditional | leiginn/leigeadh/leigeamaid | leigteadh |
Derived terms
- leig air (“pretend; let on”)
- leig anail (“rest”)
- leig às (“release, let go”)
- leig fuil (“bleed”)
- leig mu sgaoil (“release, set free”)
- leig mu sgaoil e (“let the cat out of the bag”)
- leig seachad (“discontinue, drop / ignore”)