leithscéal

Irish (Donegal)

/ˈl̠ʲɛʃceːlˠ/

noun
Definitions
  • excuse explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgement
  • apology

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish leithscél prefix from Irish scéal (story, news) root from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (follow, say, see, notice, accompany, track).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*sekʷ-

Gloss

follow, say, see, notice, accompany, track

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

Emoji

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