lios
Irish (Donegal)
/l̠ʲɪsˠ/
noun
Definitions
- enclosed ground of (ancient) dwelling-house; enclosed space, garth
- ringfort
- fairy mound
- ring, halo
Etymology
Inherited from Old Irish les (buttock, the space about a dwelling-house houses enclosed by a bank rampart, hip, buttocks, posterior, haunch).
Origin
Old Irish
les
Gloss
buttock, the space about a dwelling-house houses enclosed by a bank rampart, hip, buttocks, posterior, haunch
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
尻