léigh

See also: leigh, Leigh, and lèigh

Irish

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /lʲeːɟ/
  • (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): (imperative) /l̠ʲeː/, (analytic past indicative) /lʲeː/
  • (Mayo, Ulster) IPA(key): (imperative) /l̠ʲeːj/, (analytic past indicative) /lʲeːj/[1]
  • Homophone: leáigh (Ulster)

Etymology 1

From Old Irish légaid,[2] from Latin legō.

Verb

léigh (present analytic léann, future analytic léifidh, verbal noun léamh, past participle léite)

  1. (transitive) to read
Conjugation
Conjugation of léigh (first conjugation – C)
indicative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present léim léann tú;
léir† 		léann sé, sí léimid; léann muid léann sibh léann siad;
léid† 		a léann; a léas léitear
past léigh mé; léas léigh tú;
léis 		léigh sé, sí léamar; léigh muid léigh sibh; léabhair léigh siad; léadar a léigh léadh
past habitual léinn léiteá léadh sé, sí léimis; léadh muid léadh sibh léidís; léadh siad a léadh léití
singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
future léifidh mé;
léifead 		léifidh tú;
léifir† 		léifidh sé, sí léifimid;
léifidh muid 		léifidh sibh léifidh siad;
léifid† 		a léifidh; a léifeas léifear
conditional léifinn léifeá léifeadh sé, sí léifimis; léifeadh muid léifeadh sibh léifidís; léifeadh siad a léifeadh léifí
subjunctive singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present go lé mé;
go léad† 		go lé tú;
go léir† 		go lé sé, sí go léimid;
go lé muid 		go lé sibh go lé siad;
go léid† 		— go léitear
past dá léinn dá léiteá dá léadh sé, sí dá léimis;
dá léadh muid 		dá léadh sibh dá léidís;
dá léadh siad 		— dá léití
imperative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
— léim léigh léadh sé, sí léimis léigí;
léidh† 		léidís — léitear
past participle léite
verbal noun léamh

† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form

Derived terms

Further reading

Etymology 2

Verb

léigh (present analytic léann, future analytic léifidh, verbal noun léamh, past participle léite)

  1. Ulster form of leáigh (“to melt”)

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 230, page 84
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “légaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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