leac

Irish (Donegal)

/l̠ʲak/, /l̠ʲæk/

noun
Definitions
  • large, flat stone; slab paving stone; flagstone
  • gravestone
  • slab flat piece of material, something slab-shaped
  • kitty pool of money

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish lecc inherited from Proto-Celtic *ɸlikkā (stone, flat stone) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥keh₂ (flat surface).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*pl̥keh₂

Gloss

flat surface

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