Irish

Noun

leithid

1. genitive singular of leithead
2. nominative plural of leithead
3. dative plural of leithead

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish leithéit ‎(“the like, equal, equivalent; likeness”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʎe.ɪtʲ/

Noun

leithid f ‎(genitive singular leithide, plural leithidean)

1. match, equal, like, peer, equivalent

   Cha robh a leithid ann riamh.‎

   His/her like never existed before.

   leithidean a chéile‎ ― the very patterns of each other

   air a leithid de dhòigh ’s gun...‎ ― in such a way that...

   an aghaidh a leithid seo de fhianais‎ ― against this kind of evidence

Usage notes

• Often preceded by a possessive pronoun, a prepositional pronoun, or followed by a noun in the genitive case:

  Chan fhaca mi a leithid riamh.‎

  I never saw his like.

  Cha do rinn mi dad dha leithid.‎

  I haven’t done anything of the kind (literally "of its like").

  bho leithid Dhòmhnaill MhicDhòmhnaill‎ ― from the likes of Donald MacDonald