leithreas

Irish

Etymology

Compare Old Irish leithlechas (“separation, isolation”).

Noun

leithreas m (genitive singular leithris, nominative plural leithris)

Alternative form of leithleachas
toilet, lavatory, water closet, latrine, privy

Declension

Declension of leithreas

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	leithreas	leithris
Vocative	a leithris	a leithreasa
Genitive	leithris	leithreas
Dative	leithreas	leithris

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an leithreas	na leithris
Genitive	an leithris	na leithreas
Dative	leis an leithreas don leithreas	leis na leithris

Synonyms

(lavatory): ionlann
(water closet): clóiséad uisce

Derived terms

leithreasaigh (“appropriate”, transitive verb)
leithreas poiblí (“public convenience”)
leithreas uisce (“water-closet”)
páipéar leithris (“toilet-paper”)
rolla leithris (“toilet-roll”)

References

"leithreas" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

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