lethar
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *letrom (compare Welsh lledr).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈl͈ʲeθar/
Noun
lethar (gender unknown, genitive lethair, no plural)
- skin (of a living creature)
- leather, hide
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Synonyms
- croiccenn
Descendants
- Irish: leathar
- Manx: liare
- Scottish Gaelic: leathar
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| lethar also llethar after a proclitic | lethar pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/ | lethar also llethar after a proclitic |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “lethar” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.