Laois

• Laoighis, Leix (dated)

Borrowed from Irish Laois.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /liːʃ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /liʃ/, /leɪʃ/
• Rhymes: -iːʃ, -eɪʃ
• Homophone: leash

Laois

1. A county of Leinster, Ireland.

   Synonym: (former name) Queen's County

• Isola, Laosi, sialo-

From Middle Irish Loígis, name of a tribe living in the area in the Middle Ages (see Loígis on Wikipedia).

• IPA^(key): /l̪ˠiːʃ/

Laois f (genitive Laoise)

1. Laois (a county of Ireland)

   Synonym: Contae Laoise

• Port Laoise