leugh
Cornish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *laygos (“calf”) (compare Old Irish lóeg, Welsh llo), from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂p- (“cattle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [løːx], [leːx]
- (Revived Late Cornish) IPA(key): [lɛwh]
Noun
leugh m (plural leuhi)
- calf (young cow)
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish légaid, from Latin legō.
Verb
leugh (past leugh, future leughaidh, verbal noun leughadh, past participle leughte)
- read
- Leugh seo. ― Read this.
- Bha e inntinneach sin a leughadh. ― It was interesting to read that.
Derived terms
- leughadair