Scottish Gaelic

Noun

lèigh m ‎(genitive singular lèigh, plural lèighean)

1. doctor, surgeon, physician

Synonyms

• dotair
• lighiche

Derived terms

• leigheas m ‎(“cure, remedy, medicine; healing, curing, act of caring”)
• riaghailt-lèigh f ‎(“prescription”)

Etymology 2

Noun

lèigh f

1. medicine

Adjective

lèigh

1. medical

References

• Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
• “1 líaig” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.