leachtach
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Etymology 1
From leacht (“grave, grave-mound; memorial cairn”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
leachtach (genitive singular masculine leachtaigh, genitive singular feminine leachtaí, plural leachtacha, not comparable)
- strewn with grave-mounds, with memorial cairns
Etymology 2
From leacht (“liquid”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
leachtach (genitive singular masculine leachtaigh, genitive singular feminine leachtaí, plural leachtacha, not comparable)
Alternative forms
Related terms
- leachtacht f (“liquidity”)
Declension
| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | leachtach | leachtach | leachtacha | |
| vocative | leachtaigh | leachtacha | ||
| genitive | leachtaí | leachtacha | leachtach | |
| dative | leachtach | leachtach; leachtaigh (archaic) |
leachtacha | |
| Comparative | níos leachtaí | |||
| Superlative | is leachtaí | |||
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leachtach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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