leagáid

Irish

Etymology 1

    From Latin lēgātiō.[1]

    Noun

    leagáid f (genitive singular leagáide, nominative plural leagáidí)

    1. legacy
    Declension
    Declension of leagáid (second declension)
    bare forms
    singular plural
    nominative leagáid leagáidí
    vocative a leagáid a leagáidí
    genitive leagáide leagáidí
    dative leagáid leagáidí
    forms with the definite article
    singular plural
    nominative an leagáid na leagáidí
    genitive na leagáide na leagáidí
    dative leis an leagáid
    don leagáid
    leis na leagáidí
    Derived terms

    Further reading

    • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “léagáid”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 640; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
    • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “leagáid”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

    Etymology 2

      From Middle Irish legáit, from Latin lēgātus.[2]

      Alternative forms

      • léagáid, léagáideach

      Noun

      leagáid m (genitive singular leagáid, nominative plural leagáidí)

      1. legate, deputy, ambassador
        leagáid an phápapapal legate
      Declension
      Declension of leagáid (fourth declension)
      bare forms
      singular plural
      nominative leagáid leagáidí
      vocative a leagáid a leagáidí
      genitive leagáid leagáidí
      dative leagáid leagáidí
      forms with the definite article
      singular plural
      nominative an leagáid na leagáidí
      genitive an leagáid na leagáidí
      dative leis an leagáid
      don leagáid
      leis na leagáidí
      Derived terms

      Further reading

      • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “leagáid”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 640; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
      • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “leagáid”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

      References

      1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “legáid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
      2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “legáit”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language