leithid

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈl̠ʲɛhədʲ/
  • (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈl̠ʲeːdʲ/

Noun

leithid

  1. inflection of leithead:
    1. vocative/genitive singular
    2. nominative/dative plural

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish leithéit (“the like, equal, equivalent; likeness”). Cognate with Irish leithéid.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʎe.ɪtʲ/

Noun

leithid f (genitive singular leithide, plural leithidean)

  1. match, equal, like, peer, equivalent
    Cha robh a leithid ann riamh.
    His/her like never existed before.
    leithidean a chéile ― the very patterns of each other
    air a leithid de dhòigh ’s gun... ― in such a way that...
    an aghaidh a leithid seo de fhianais ― against this kind of evidence

Usage notes

  • Often preceded by a possessive pronoun, a prepositional pronoun, or followed by a noun in the genitive case:
    Chan fhaca mi a leithid riamh.
    I never saw his like.
    Cha do rinn mi dad dha leithid.
    I haven’t done anything of the kind (literally "of its like").
    bho leithid Dhòmhnaill MhicDhòmhnaill ― from the likes of Donald MacDonald
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