"leaca" meaning in Irish

See leaca in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Middle Irish lecca (“cheek, jaw”), from Old Irish lecco. Doublet of leiceann. Etymology templates: {{inh|ga|mga|lecca|t=cheek, jaw}} Middle Irish lecca (“cheek, jaw”), {{der|ga|sga|lecco}} Old Irish lecco, {{ref|<span class="cited-source">Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (<span class="None" lang="und">2019), “lecca”, in <cite>eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language</cite></span></span>}}, {{doublet|ga|leiceann}} Doublet of leiceann Head templates: {{head|ga|noun|genitive singular|leacan|||||||nominative plural|leicne|||||cat2=|f1request=1|f4request=1|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=|var=}} leaca f (genitive singular leacan, nominative plural leicne), {{ga-noun|f|leacan|leicne}} leaca f (genitive singular leacan, nominative plural leicne) Forms: leacan [genitive, singular], leicne [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], an leaca [definite, nominative, singular], na leicne [definite, nominative, plural], na leacan [definite, genitive, singular], na leacan [definite, genitive, plural], leis an leaca [dative, definite, singular], leis an leacain [archaic, dative, definite, dialectal, singular], don leaca [dative, definite, singular], don leacain [archaic, dative, definite, dialectal, singular], leis na leicne [dative, definite, plural], leacain [alternative, Galway, Ulster]
  1. cheek (side of the face) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-leaca-ga-noun-w8Kv69Kj Categories (other): Face Disambiguation of Face: 100 0 0 0
  2. side, slope (of a hill) Tags: feminine Synonyms (cheek, side, slope): leiceann
    Sense id: en-leaca-ga-noun-van4Q75F Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Landforms Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 10 54 10 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 52 16 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 71 10 10 Disambiguation of Landforms: 6 81 6 6 Disambiguation of 'cheek, side, slope': 18 71 11
  3. side (of a leaf) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-leaca-ga-noun-824u982A
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: leacanta (english: smooth-cheeked) [adjective]
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈl̠ʲakə/ Forms: leacacha [alternative], leacracha [alternative]
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|ga|noun form|g=f-p}} leaca f pl
  1. nominative/vocative/dative plural of leac Tags: dative, feminine, form-of, nominative, plural, vocative Form of: leac
    Sense id: en-leaca-ga-noun-~u4WWj3V
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "english": "smooth-cheeked",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "leacanta"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
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      "lecca",
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    ],
    [
      "lecco",
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    ],
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      "leiceann",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "leacain",
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        "Ulster"
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        "4": "leacan",
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        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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        "definite",
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      "word": "leiceann"
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