leithid

== Irish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈl̠ʲɛhədʲ/ (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈl̠ʲeːdʲ/ === Noun === leithid inflection of leithead: vocative/genitive singular nominative/dative plural == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Old Irish leithéit (“the like, equal, equivalent; likeness”). Cognate with Irish leithéid. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʎehitʲ/, (as a leithid) /ə ˈlehitʲ/ === Noun === leithid f (genitive singular leithide, plural leithidean) match, equal, like, peer, equivalent 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: bho leithid Dhòmhnaill MhicDhòmhnaill ― from the likes of Donald MacDonald === References ===