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leag
leag
English
Noun
leag (plural leags)
- Archaic spelling of league.
- 1989, Harry W. Duckworth, The English River Book: A North West Company Journal and Account Book of 1786, McGill-Queens, ISBN 9780773507142, page 19:
- I found the hand & three others Indians the rest of the Canoes Camped 2 leags Below
- 2006, Joseph E. Garland, The Fish and the Falcon, The History Press, ISBN 9781596290075, page 156:
- … E [by] S distant six Leags.
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Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l̠ʲaɡ/
Etymology 1
From Old Irish lecaid, from Old Norse leggja.
Verb
leag (present analytic leagann, future analytic leagfaidh, verbal noun leagan, past participle leagtha) (transitive, intransitive)
- knock down
- lower
- lay, set
- (knitting) cast off (stitch)
- (card games) play
Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
| singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
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| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
| indicative | present | leagaim | leagann tú; leagair† |
leagann sé, sí | leagaimid | leagann sibh | leagann siad; leagaid† |
a leagann; a leagas / a leagann*; a leagas* |
leagtar |
| past | leag mé; leagas | leag tú; leagais | leag sé, sí | leagamar; leag muid | leag sibh; leagabhair | leag siad; leagadar | a leag / ar leag* |
leagadh | |
| past habitual | leagainn | leagtá | leagadh sé, sí | leagaimis; leagadh muid | leagadh sibh | leagaidís; leagadh siad | a leagadh / ar leagadh* |
leagtaí | |
| future | leagfaidh mé; leagfad |
leagfaidh tú; leagfair† |
leagfaidh sé, sí | leagfaimid; leagfaidh muid |
leagfaidh sibh | leagfaidh siad; leagfaid† |
a leagfaidh; a leagfas / a leagfaidh*; a leagfas* |
leagfar | |
| conditional | leagfainn | leagfá | leagfadh sé, sí | leagfaimis; leagfadh muid | leagfadh sibh | leagfaidís; leagfadh siad | a leagfadh / ar leagfadh* |
leagfaí | |
| subjunctive | present | go leaga mé; go leagad† |
go leaga tú; go leagair† |
go leaga sé, sí | go leagaimid; go leaga muid |
go leaga sibh | go leaga siad; go leagaid† |
— | go leagtar |
| past | dá leagainn | dá leagtá | dá leagadh sé, sí | dá leagaimis; dá leagadh muid |
dá leagadh sibh | dá leagaidís; dá leagadh siad |
— | dá leagtaí | |
| imperative | leagaim | leag | leagadh sé, sí | leagaimis | leagaigí; leagaidh† |
leagaidís | — | leagtar | |
| verbal noun | leagan | ||||||||
| past participle | leagtha | ||||||||
* Indirect relative
† Dialect form
Etymology 2
Noun
leag f (genitive singular leige, nominative plural leaga)
- Alternative form of leac
Declension
Declension of leag
Second declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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References
- “1 lecaid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “leagaim” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "leag" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.