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

Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative láech láechL laíchL
Vocative laích láechL láechuH
Accusative láechN láechL láechuH
Genitive laíchL láech láechN
Dative láechL láechaib láechaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Irish: laoch
  • Scottish Gaelic: laoch

Mutation

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