leigheas
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish leiges (“healing, medicine”).
Noun
leigheas m (genitive singular leighis, nominative plural leigheasanna)
- verbal noun of leigheas
- medicine
- healing
- remedy, cure
- Is é leigheas na póite ól arís.
- The cure of a hangover is to drink again.
- curing
- (in a negative sentence) help [+ ar (for)]
- 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, printed in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry, Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études 270. Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, p. 194:
- Do bhí brón mór air a bheith ag scaramhaint le n-a chailín ach ni raibh leigheas air, chaithfeadh sé imtheacht.
- He was very sorry to be separating from his girl, but it couldn’t be helped, he had to go.
- 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, printed in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry, Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études 270. Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, p. 194:
Declension
Declension of leigheas
First declension
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- leigheasach
Verb
leigheas (present analytic leigheasann, future analytic leigheasfaidh, verbal noun leigheas, past participle leigheasta)
- (transitive, intransitive) heal; cure, remedy
- Neantóg a dhóigh mé, copóg a leigheas mé.
- A nettle burned me, a dock cured me.
Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
indicative | present | leigheasaim | leigheasann tú; leigheasair† |
leigheasann sé, sí | leigheasaimid | leigheasann sibh | leigheasann siad; leigheasaid† |
a leigheasann; a leigheasas | leigheastar |
past | leigheas mé; leigheasas | leigheas tú; leigheasais | leigheas sé, sí | leigheasamar; leigheas muid | leigheas sibh; leigheasabhair | leigheas siad; leigheasadar | a leigheas / ar leigheas* |
leigheasadh | |
past habitual | leigheasainn | leigheastá | leigheasadh sé, sí | leigheasaimis; leigheasadh muid | leigheasadh sibh | leigheasaidís; leigheasadh siad | a leigheasadh / ar leigheasadh* |
leigheastaí | |
future | leigheasfaidh mé; leigheasfad |
leigheasfaidh tú; leigheasfair† |
leigheasfaidh sé, sí | leigheasfaimid; leigheasfaidh muid |
leigheasfaidh sibh | leigheasfaidh siad; leigheasfaid† |
a leigheasfaidh; a leigheasfas | leigheasfar | |
conditional | leigheasfainn | leigheasfá | leigheasfadh sé, sí | leigheasfaimis; leigheasfadh muid | leigheasfadh sibh | leigheasfaidís; leigheasfadh siad | a leigheasfadh / ar leigheasfadh* |
leigheasfaí | |
subjunctive | present | go leigheasa mé; go leigheasad† |
go leigheasa tú; go leigheasair† |
go leigheasa sé, sí | go leigheasaimid; go leigheasa muid |
go leigheasa sibh | go leigheasa siad; go leigheasaid† |
— | go leigheastar |
past | dá leigheasainn | dá leigheastá | dá leigheasadh sé, sí | dá leigheasaimis; dá leigheasadh muid |
dá leigheasadh sibh | dá leigheasaidís; dá leigheasadh siad |
— | dá leigheastaí | |
imperative | leigheasaim | leigheas | leigheasadh sé, sí | leigheasaimis | leigheasaigí; leigheasaidh† |
leigheasaidís | — | leigheastar | |
verbal noun | leigheas | ||||||||
past participle | leigheasta |
* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
Further reading
- “leiges” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “leigisid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “leiġeas” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 431.
- “leiġeasaim” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 431.
- "leigheas" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “leigheas” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “leigheas” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- “leigheas” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish leiges (“healing, medicine”).
Noun
leigheas m (genitive singular leighis, plural leigheasan)
Synonyms
Derived terms
- eòlas-leighis (“medicine (science)”)
- leigheas-inntinn (“psychiatry”)
- leigheas na pòit (“hair of the dog”)
- taigh-leighis (“hospital”)
Related terms
References
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- “leiges” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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