leigheas

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

    From Old Irish leiges (“healing, medicine”).[5]

    Noun

    leigheas m (genitive singular leighis, nominative plural leigheasanna)

    1. verbal noun of leigheas
    2. medicine
    3. healing
    4. remedy, cure
      Is é leigheas na póite ól arís.
      The cure of a hangover is to drink again.
    5. curing
    6. (in a negative sentence) help [with ar ‘for’]
      • 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études; 270) (overall work in French), Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, page 194:
        Do bhí brón mór air a bheith ag scaramhaint le n-a chailín ach ni raibh leigheas air, chaithfeadh sé imtheacht.
        He was very sorry to be separating from his girl, but it couldn’t be helped, he had to go.
    Declension
    Declension of leigheas (first declension)
    bare forms
    singular plural
    nominative leigheas leigheasanna
    vocative a leighis a leigheasanna
    genitive leighis leigheasanna
    dative leigheas leigheasanna
    forms with the definite article
    singular plural
    nominative an leigheas na leigheasanna
    genitive an leighis na leigheasanna
    dative leis an leigheas
    don leigheas     		leis na leigheasanna
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

      From Middle Irish leigisid (“to heal, cure”), from the noun.[6]

      Verb

      leigheas (present analytic leigheasann, future analytic leigheasfaidh, verbal noun leigheas, past participle leigheasta)

      1. (ambitransitive) heal; cure, remedy
        Neantóg a dhóigh mé, copóg a leigheas mé.
        A nettle burned me, a dock cured me.
      Conjugation
      Conjugation of leigheas (first conjugation – A)
      indicative singular plural direct relative autonomous
      first second third first second third
      present leigheasaim leigheasann tú;
      leigheasair†       		leigheasann sé, sí leigheasaimid; leigheasann muid leigheasann sibh leigheasann siad;
      leigheasaid†       		a leigheasann; a leigheasas leigheastar
      past leigheas mé; leigheasas leigheas tú; leigheasais leigheas sé, sí leigheasamar; leigheas muid leigheas sibh; leigheasabhair leigheas siad; leigheasadar a leigheas leigheasadh
      past habitual leigheasainn leigheastá leigheasadh sé, sí leigheasaimis; leigheasadh muid leigheasadh sibh leigheasaidís; leigheasadh siad a leigheasadh leigheastaí
      singular plural direct relative autonomous
      first second third first second third
      future leigheasfaidh mé;
      leigheasfad       		leigheasfaidh tú;
      leigheasfair†       		leigheasfaidh sé, sí leigheasfaimid;
      leigheasfaidh muid       		leigheasfaidh sibh leigheasfaidh siad;
      leigheasfaid†       		a leigheasfaidh; a leigheasfas leigheasfar
      conditional leigheasfainn leigheasfá leigheasfadh sé, sí leigheasfaimis; leigheasfadh muid leigheasfadh sibh leigheasfaidís; leigheasfadh siad a leigheasfadh leigheasfaí
      subjunctive singular plural direct relative autonomous
      first second third first second third
      present go leigheasa mé;
      go leigheasad†       		go leigheasa tú;
      go leigheasair†       		go leigheasa sé, sí go leigheasaimid;
      go leigheasa muid       		go leigheasa sibh go leigheasa siad;
      go leigheasaid†       		— go leigheastar
      past dá leigheasainn dá leigheastá dá leigheasadh sé, sí dá leigheasaimis;
      dá leigheasadh muid       		dá leigheasadh sibh dá leigheasaidís;
      dá leigheasadh siad       		— dá leigheastaí
      imperative singular plural direct relative autonomous
      first second third first second third
      — leigheasaim leigheas leigheasadh sé, sí leigheasaimis leigheasaigí;
      leigheasaidh†       		leigheasaidís — leigheastar
      past participle leigheasta
      verbal noun leigheas

      † archaic or dialect form
      ‡ dependent form

      References

      1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 197, page 99
      2. ^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968), The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, page 27; reprinted 1988
      3. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 183
      4. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 159, page 61
      5. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “leiges”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
      6. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “leigisid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

      Further reading

      Scottish Gaelic

      Etymology

      From Old Irish leiges (“healing, medicine”).[1]

      Pronunciation

      • (Lewis) IPA(key): /ˈʎɤ.əs̪/, [ʎɤəs̪˥˧], [ʎɤəs̪˦˥˨][2]
      • (Harris) IPA(key): /ˈʎevəs̪/[2]
      • (Barra) IPA(key): /ˈʎe.əs̪/[2]

      Noun

      leigheas m (genitive singular leighis, plural leigheasan)

      1. cure, remedy, medicine
      2. healing, treatment, curing, act of caring

      Synonyms

      Derived terms

      • aitreabh-leighis m (“sick bay, medical building”)
      • casg-leigheas m (“antidote”)
      • cungaidh-leighis f (“medication, medicine, drug”)
      • do-leigheas (“irremediable, incurable”)
      • eòlas-leighis (“medicine (science)”)
      • gath-leigheas m (“radiotherapy”)
      • leigheas na pòit (“hair of the dog”)
      • leigheas-chnàmh m (“osteopathy”)
      • leigheas-inntinn (“psychiatry”)
      • leigheas-inntinn m (“psychology”)
      • leigheas-snàthaid m (“acupuncture”)
      • leigheas-uisge m (“hydrotherapy”)
      • leigheasach (“curing, healing, medicinal, medical”)
      • leigheasadh m (“medical treatment, healing, curing”)
      • leigheas m (“cure, remedy, medicine; healing, curing, act of caring”)
      • lìon-leighis m (“gauze”)
      • loit-leigheas m (“antiseptic”)
      • so-leigheas (“curable”)
      • taigh-leighis (“hospital”)

      References

      1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “leiges”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
      2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1940), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 34

      Further reading

      • Edward Dwelly (1911), “leigheas”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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