leigheas

== Irish == === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈlʲɑi(ə)sˠ/, /ˈlʲəisˠ/ (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈl̠ʲaiəsˠ/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /l̠ʲeːsˠ/, [l̠ʲɛə̯sˠ] Homophone: léas (Ulster) === Etymology 1 === From Old Irish leiges (“healing, medicine”). ==== Noun ==== leigheas m (genitive singular leighis, nominative plural leigheasanna) verbal noun of leigheas medicine healing remedy, cure curing (in a negative sentence) help [with ar ‘for’] ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== bithleigheas leigheasach ===== Related terms ===== lia === Etymology 2 === From Middle Irish leigisid (“to heal, cure”), from the noun. ==== Verb ==== leigheas (present analytic leigheasann, future analytic leigheasfaidh, verbal noun leigheas, past participle leigheasta) (ambitransitive) heal; cure, remedy ===== Conjugation ===== === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “leiġeas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 431 Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “leiġeasaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 431 Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “leigheas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “leigheas”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “leigheas”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026 “leigheas”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Old Irish leiges (“healing, medicine”). === Pronunciation === (Lewis) IPA(key): /ˈʎɤ.əs̪/, [ʎɤəs̪˥˧], [ʎɤəs̪˦˥˨] (Harris) IPA(key): /ˈʎevəs̪/ (Barra) IPA(key): /ˈʎe.əs̪/ === Noun === leigheas m (genitive singular leighis, plural leigheasan) cure, remedy, medicine healing, treatment, curing, act of caring ==== Synonyms ==== cungaidh ìocshlaint ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== leighis lèigh === References === === Further reading === Edward Dwelly (1911), “leigheas”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN