lèigh
See also: leigh, Leigh, and léigh
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology 1
From Old Irish líaig (“leech, doctor, physician”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʎeː/
Noun
lèigh m (genitive singular lèigh, plural lèighean)
- doctor, surgeon, physician
Synonyms
- dotair
- lighiche
Noun
lèigh m (genitive singular lèighe, plural lèighean)
- medicine
Derived terms
- feall-lèigh m (“quack”)
- làmh-lèigh m (“surgeon”)
- lèigh-ainmhidhean m (“veterinarian”)
- lèigheadaireachd f (“pharmacy”)
- leigheas-cloinne m (“paediatrics, pediatrics”)
- lèigh-eòlas m (“medicine, medical science”)
- lèigh-fhiaclan m (“dentist”)
- lèigh-loisg (“cauterize”, verb)
- lèigh-shùilean m (“oculist”)
- riaghailt-lèigh f (“prescription”)
- sgian-lèigh f (“scalpel”)
Etymology 2
From Old Irish léige.
Noun
lèigh
- genitive singular of liogh
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| lèigh | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “lèigh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 líaig”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language