lách in Irish

IPA: /l̪ˠɑːx/, /l̪ˠeːx/ [Ulster] (note: corresponding to the form laghach), [l̪ˠɛəx] [Ulster] (note: corresponding to the form laghach), /l̪ˠɤːx/ [Ulster] (note: older) [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Middle Irish lagach. Etymology templates: {{inh|ga|mga|lagach}} Middle Irish lagach Head templates: {{head|ga|adjective|genitive singular masculine|lách|genitive singular feminine|láiche||{{{gsf2}}}|plural|lácha||{{{pl2}}}|comparative|láiche|||altform=|head=}} lách (genitive singular masculine lách, genitive singular feminine láiche, plural lácha, comparative láiche), {{ga-adj|comp=láiche|gsf=láiche|gsm=~|pl=~a}} lách (genitive singular masculine lách, genitive singular feminine láiche, plural lácha, comparative láiche) Forms: lách [genitive, masculine, singular], láiche [feminine, genitive, singular], lácha [plural], láiche [comparative], no-table-tags [table-tags], lách [masculine, nominative, singular], lách [feminine, nominative, singular], lácha [error-unrecognized-form, nominative, plural], lách [masculine, singular, vocative], lách [feminine, singular, vocative], lácha [error-unrecognized-form, plural, vocative], lách [genitive, masculine, singular], láiche [feminine, genitive, singular], lácha [error-unrecognized-form, genitive, plural], lách [error-unrecognized-form, genitive, plural], lách [dative, masculine, singular], lách [dative, feminine, singular], lácha [dative, error-unrecognized-form, plural], níos láiche [comparative, error-unrecognized-form], is láiche [error-unrecognized-form, superlative], lághach [alternative, obsolete], laghach [alternative, Ulster]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
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      ]
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      "form": "lághach",
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          "word": "sibhialta"
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      "ipa": "/l̪ˠɑːx/"
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      "ipa": "[l̪ˠɛəx]",
      "note": "corresponding to the form laghach",
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        "Ulster"
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      "note": "older",
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        "Ulster"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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      "form": "níos láiche",
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      "form": "is láiche",
      "source": "declension",
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        "superlative"
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      "form": "lághach",
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      "form": "laghach",
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      ],
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      "ipa": "/l̪ˠɑːx/"
    },
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      "note": "corresponding to the form laghach",
      "tags": [
        "Ulster"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "[l̪ˠɛəx]",
      "note": "corresponding to the form laghach",
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        "Ulster"
      ]
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      "sense": "pleasant",
      "word": "grianmhar"
    },
    {
      "sense": "courteous",
      "word": "sibhialta"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lách"
}

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"lách" meaning in Irish

Adjective

Inflected forms

Alternative forms