leac

== Irish == === Alternative forms === leag === Etymology === From Old Irish lecc, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlikkā, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥keh₂ (“flat surface”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat”). Celtic cognates include Welsh llech, Breton lec'h, Cornish legh, and Gaulish Are-lica (toponym). Indo-European cognates include Ancient Greek πλάξ (pláx, “flat stone”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /l̠ʲak/, (Cois Fharraige) [l̠ʲæːk] === Noun === leac f (genitive singular leice or lice, nominative plural leaca or leac(r)acha) large, flat stone; slab (paving stone); flagstone gravestone slab (flat piece of material), something slab-shaped leac seacláide ― a slab of chocolate kitty (pool of money) ==== Declension ==== Alternative plural forms: leacacha, leacracha ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Yola: lhauch === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “leac”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 423 Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “leac”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN == Old English == === Alternative forms === *lǣc, lāec, lēc — Anglian === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *lauk, from Proto-Germanic *laukaz. Cognate with Old Saxon lōk (Low German Look), Dutch look, Old High German louh (German Lauch), Old Norse laukr (Danish løg, Swedish lök, Icelandic laukur). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /læ͜ɑːk/ Rhymes: -æ͜ɑːk === Noun === lēac n (generally) An allium; a plant of the genus Allium. (specifically) A leek (Allium ampeloprasum) or garlic (Allium sativum). ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: lek, leek, leeke, leke, leykeEnglish: leek→ Māori: rikiScots: leke, leik == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic лѣкъ (lěkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *lěkъ, from Proto-Germanic *lēkijaz. === Noun === leac n (plural leacuri) medicine, remedy, cure Synonyms: medicament, remediu ==== Declension ==== == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Old Irish lecc, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlikkā, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥keh₂ (“flat surface”). Celtic cognates include Welsh llech, Breton lec'h, Cornish lehan (“slate, slab”), and the Gaulish toponym Are-lica. Indo-European cognates include Ancient Greek πλάξ (pláx, “flat stone”). Ultimately connected with PIE *pleh₂- (“flat”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʎɛxk/ === Noun === leac f (dative singular lic, genitive singular lice, plural leacan) slab (of stone) ledge (of rock) flagstone, paving stone slate (for writing on) gravestone cheek ==== Synonyms ==== (gravestone): clach-chinn ==== Derived terms ==== leacach (“flat”) (adjective) leacag (“tile”) (noun) leac-eighre (“ice floe”) leac-sgrìobhadh (“lithography; offset; epitaph”) === References === Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “lecc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language