láech
Old Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin lāicus (“lay, layman, laic”), from Ancient Greek λαϊκός (laïkós, “of the people”), from λαός (laós, “the people”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l͈aːi̯x/
Noun
láech m
- warrior
- layman
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
- laíches
Descendants
- Irish: laoch
- Scottish Gaelic: laoch
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| láech also lláech after a proclitic | láech pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/ | láech also lláech after a proclitic |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||