leith uisce

Irish

Alternative forms

léithuisce

Etymology

Literally, “water fluke”, but there has apparently been conflation with liathuisce (literally “gray-water”).

Noun

leith uisce f (genitive singular leithe uisce, nominative plural leitheanna uisce)

liver fluke (parasitic trematode worm), specifically sheep liver fluke
butterwort (plant of the genus Pinguicula)

Further reading

Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “liath-uisce”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leith uisce”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Entries containing “liath uisce” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “leith uisce” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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