leigheas
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish leiges (“healing, medicine”).
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /l̠ʲəisˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /l̠ʲeːsˠ/, [l̠ʲɛə̯sˠ]
Noun
leigheas m (genitive singular leighis, nominative plural leigheasanna)
- verbal noun of leigheas
- medicine
- healing
- remedy, cure
- Is é leigheas na póite ól arís.
- The cure of a hangover is to drink again.
- curing
- (in a negative sentence) help [+ ar (for)]
- 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, printed in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry, Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études 270. Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, p. 194:
- Do bhí brón mór air a bheith ag scaramhaint le n-a chailín ach ni raibh leigheas air, chaithfeadh sé imtheacht.
- He was very sorry to be separating from his girl, but it couldn’t be helped, he had to go.
- 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, printed in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry, Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études 270. Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, p. 194:
Declension
Declension of leigheas
First declension
Bare forms:
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Derived terms
- bithleigheas
- leigheasach
Verb
leigheas (present analytic leigheasann, future analytic leigheasfaidh, verbal noun leigheas, past participle leigheasta)
- (transitive, intransitive) heal; cure, remedy
- Neantóg a dhóigh mé, copóg a leigheas mé.
- A nettle burned me, a dock cured me.
Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
indicative | present | leigheasaim | leigheasann tú; leigheasair† | leigheasann sé, sí | leigheasaimid | leigheasann sibh | leigheasann siad; leigheasaid† | a leigheasann; a leigheasas | leigheastar |
past | leigheas mé; leigheasas | leigheas tú; leigheasais | leigheas sé, sí | leigheasamar; leigheas muid | leigheas sibh; leigheasabhair | leigheas siad; leigheasadar | a leigheas / ar leigheas* | leigheasadh | |
past habitual | leigheasainn | leigheastá | leigheasadh sé, sí | leigheasaimis; leigheasadh muid | leigheasadh sibh | leigheasaidís; leigheasadh siad | a leigheasadh / a leigheasadh* | leigheastaí | |
future | leigheasfaidh mé; leigheasfad | leigheasfaidh tú; leigheasfair† | leigheasfaidh sé, sí | leigheasfaimid; leigheasfaidh muid | leigheasfaidh sibh | leigheasfaidh siad; leigheasfaid† | a leigheasfaidh; a leigheasfas | leigheasfar | |
conditional | leigheasfainn | leigheasfá | leigheasfadh sé, sí | leigheasfaimis; leigheasfadh muid | leigheasfadh sibh | leigheasfaidís; leigheasfadh siad | a leigheasfadh / a leigheasfadh* | leigheasfaí | |
subjunctive | present | go leigheasa mé; go leigheasad† | go leigheasa tú; go leigheasair† | go leigheasa sé, sí | go leigheasaimid; go leigheasa muid | go leigheasa sibh | go leigheasa siad; go leigheasaid† | — | go leigheastar |
past | dá leigheasainn | dá leigheastá | dá leigheasadh sé, sí | dá leigheasaimis; dá leigheasadh muid | dá leigheasadh sibh | dá leigheasaidís; dá leigheasadh siad | — | dá leigheastaí | |
imperative | leigheasaim | leigheas | leigheasadh sé, sí | leigheasaimis | leigheasaigí; leigheasaidh† | leigheasaidís | — | leigheastar | |
verbal noun | leigheas | ||||||||
past participle | leigheasta |
* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “leiges”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “leigisid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “leiġeas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 431
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “leiġeasaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 431
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “leigheas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “leigheas” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “leigheas” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- “leigheas”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 61
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish leiges (“healing, medicine”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʎe.əs/
Noun
leigheas m (genitive singular leighis, plural leigheasan)
- cure, remedy, medicine
- healing, treatment, curing, act of caring
Synonyms
- cungaidh
- ìocshlaint
Derived terms
- aitreabh-leighis m (“sick bay, medical building”)
- casg-leigheas m (“antidote”)
- cungaidh-leighis f (“medication, medicine, drug”)
- do-leigheas (“irremediable, incurable”)
- eòlas-leighis (“medicine (science)”)
- gath-leigheas m (“radiotherapy”)
- leigheasach (“curing, healing, medicinal, medical”)
- leigheasadh m (“medical treatment, healing, curing”)
- leigheas-chnàmh m (“osteopathy”)
- leigheas-inntinn m (“psychology”)
- leigheas-inntinn (“psychiatry”)
- leigheas na pòit (“hair of the dog”)
- leigheas m (“cure, remedy, medicine; healing, curing, act of caring”)
- leigheas-snàthaid m (“acupuncture”)
- leigheas-uisge m (“hydrotherapy”)
- lìon-leighis m (“gauze”)
- loit-leigheas m (“antiseptic”)
- so-leigheas (“cureable”)
- taigh-leighis (“hospital”)
Related terms
- leighis
- lèigh
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “leigheas”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “leiges”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language