leagáid

Irish

Etymology 1

From Latin lēgātiō.[1]

Noun

leagáid f (genitive singular leagáide, nominative plural leagáidí)

  1. legacy
Declension
Declension of leagáid (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative leagáid leagáidí
vocative a leagáid a leagáidí
genitive leagáide leagáidí
dative leagáid leagáidí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an leagáid na leagáidí
genitive na leagáide na leagáidí
dative leis an leagáid
don leagáid
leis na leagáidí
Derived terms

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “léagáid”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 640; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “leagáid”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Etymology 2

From Middle Irish legáit, from Latin lēgātus.[2]

Alternative forms

  • léagáid, léagáideach

Noun

leagáid m (genitive singular leagáid, nominative plural leagáidí)

  1. legate, deputy, ambassador
    leagáid an phápapapal legate
Declension
Declension of leagáid (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative leagáid leagáidí
vocative a leagáid a leagáidí
genitive leagáid leagáidí
dative leagáid leagáidí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an leagáid na leagáidí
genitive an leagáid na leagáidí
dative leis an leagáid
don leagáid
leis na leagáidí
Derived terms

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “leagáid”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 640; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “leagáid”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “legáid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “legáit”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language