laoch

See also: łaoch

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish láech (“warrior, layman”), from Late Latin lāicus (“lay, layman, laic”),[1] from Ancient Greek λαϊκός (laïkós, “of the people”), from λαός (laós, “the people”).

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /l̪ˠeːx/[2]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /l̪ˠiːx/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /l̪ˠiːx/, (older) /l̪ˠɯːx/

Noun

laoch m (genitive singular laoich, nominative plural laochra or laoich)

  1. (literary) layman
  2. warrior, hero
    Synonyms: curadh, gaiscíoch

Declension
Declension of laoch

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative laoch laochra
Vocative a laoich a laochra
Genitive laoich laochra
Dative laoch laochra

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an laoch na laochra
Genitive an laoich na laochra
Dative leis an laoch

don laoch

 leis na laochra
Declension of laoch

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative laoch laoich
Vocative a laoich a laocha
Genitive laoich laoch
Dative laoch laoich

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an laoch na laoich
Genitive an laoich na laoch
Dative leis an laoch

don laoch

 leis na laoich

Derived terms
  • athlaoch
  • laochadhradh m (“hero-worship”)
  • laochas m (“heroism”)
  • laochmhíle m (“man-at-arms, warrior”)
  • laochta (“valorous, heroic”, adjective)

References
  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “láech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 42

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish láech (“warrior, layman”), from Late Latin lāicus (“lay, layman, laic”), from Ancient Greek λαϊκός (laïkós, “of the people”), from λαός (laós, “the people”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɫ̪ɯːx/

Noun

laoch m (genitive singular laoich, plural laoich)

  1. hero, champion, warrior

Synonyms

Derived terms

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
laochunchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “laoch”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “láech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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