láech

Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin lāicus (“lay, layman, laic”), from Ancient Greek λαϊκός (laïkós, “of the people”), from λαός (laós, “the people”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /l͈aːi̯x/

Noun

láech m

  1. warrior
  2. layman

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

  • laíches

Descendants

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
láech
also lláech after a proclitic
láech
pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/
láech
also lláech after a proclitic
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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