leath
Irish (Donegal)
/l̠ʲah/, /lʲæ/, /lʲæx/, /l̠ʲæ/
noun
Definitions
- side; part, direction
- half; part, portion
Etymology
Inherited from Old Irish leth (side) inherited from Proto-Celtic *letos (side), *ɸletos.
Origin
Proto-Celtic
*ɸletos
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *pleth₂- Proto-Indo-European
- broncaileathóir Irish
- idirleath Irish
- leathóg Irish
- ledled Welsh
- lled Welsh
- llety Welsh
- la Old Irish
- lepaid Old Irish
- leth Old Irish
- lettáeb Old Irish
- leth Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- *let- Proto-Celtic
- *letos Proto-Celtic
- *ɸletos Proto-Celtic
- les Cornish
- trenkles Cornish
- *lled Proto-Brythonic
- *ᚂᚓᚈᚐᚄ Primitive Irish