litearrachd
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish literdacht f (“booklearning, literature”), from literda (“literary, literal”); synchronically, litearra + -achd.
Noun
litearrachd f (genitive singular litearrachd, plural litearrachdan)
- literacy
Related terms
- litir
References
- “literdacht” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.