liacht

liacht

Irish

Etymology

From lia +‎ -acht.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l̠ʲiəxt̪ˠ/

Noun

liacht f (genitive singular liachta)

1. medicine (practice, profession)

Declension

Declension of liacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative liacht Vocative a liacht Genitive liachta Dative liacht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an liacht Genitive na liachta Dative leis an liacht don liacht

Synonyms

• leigheas
• míochaine

Derived terms

• leanbhliacht (“pediatrics”)
• luibhliacht (“herbalism”)

Further reading

• "liacht" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “medicine” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.