leig
See also: léig
Irish
Verb
leig (present analytic leigeann, future analytic leigfidh, verbal noun leigean, past participle leigthe)
- Superseded spelling of lig.
Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
indicative | present | leigim | leigeann tú; leigir† |
leigeann sé, sí | leigimid | leigeann sibh | leigeann siad; leigid† |
a leigeann; a leigeas | leigtear |
past | leig mé; leigeas | leig tú; leigis | leig sé, sí | leigeamar; leig muid | leig sibh; leigeabhair | leig siad; leigeadar | a leig / ar leig* |
leigeadh | |
past habitual | leiginn | leigteá | leigeadh sé, sí | leigimis; leigeadh muid | leigeadh sibh | leigidís; leigeadh siad | a leigeadh / ar leigeadh* |
leigtí | |
future | leigfidh mé; leigfead |
leigfidh tú; leigfir† |
leigfidh sé, sí | leigfimid; leigfidh muid |
leigfidh sibh | leigfidh siad; leigfid† |
a leigfidh; a leigfeas | leigfear | |
conditional | leigfinn | leigfeá | leigfeadh sé, sí | leigfimis; leigfeadh muid | leigfeadh sibh | leigfidís; leigfeadh siad | a leigfeadh / ar leigfeadh* |
leigfí | |
subjunctive | present | go leige mé; go leigead† |
go leige tú; go leigir† |
go leige sé, sí | go leigimid; go leige muid |
go leige sibh | go leige siad; go leigid† |
— | go leigtear |
past | dá leiginn | dá leigteá | dá leigeadh sé, sí | dá leigimis; dá leigeadh muid |
dá leigeadh sibh | dá leigidís; dá leigeadh siad |
— | dá leigtí | |
imperative | leigim | leig | leigeadh sé, sí | leigimis | leigigí; leigidh† |
leigidís | — | leigtear | |
verbal noun | leigean | ||||||||
past participle | leigthe |
* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish léicid, from Proto-Celtic *linkʷīti, from Proto-Indo-European *linékʷti, present tense of *leykʷ- (“to leave”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʎekʲ/
Verb
leig (past leig, future leigidh, verbal noun leigeil, past participle leigte)
Conjugation
Tense \ Voice | Active | Passive |
---|---|---|
Present | a' leigeil | -- |
Past | leig | leigeadh |
Future | leigidh | leigear |
Conditional | leiginn/leigeadh/leigeamaid | leigteadh |
Derived terms
- leig air (“pretend; let on”)
- leig anail (“rest”)
- leig às (“release, let go”)
- leig fuil (“bleed”)
- leig mu sgaoil (“release, set free”)
- leig mu sgaoil e (“let the cat out of the bag”)
- leig seachad (“discontinue, drop / ignore”)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.