"leacach" meaning in Irish

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Adjective

Etymology: From Middle Irish lecach. By surface analysis, leac (“flat stone”) + -ach. Etymology templates: {{der|ga|mga|lecach}} Middle Irish lecach, {{surf|ga|leac|-ach|pos=adjective|t1=flat stone}} By surface analysis, leac (“flat stone”) + -ach Head templates: {{head|ga|adjective|genitive singular masculine|leachaigh|genitive singular feminine|leacaí||{{{gsf2}}}|plural|leacacha||{{{pl2}}}|comparative|leacaí|||head=|var=}} leacach (genitive singular masculine leachaigh, genitive singular feminine leacaí, plural leacacha, comparative leacaí), {{ga-adj|comp=leacaí|gsf=leacaí|gsm=leachaigh|pl=leacacha}} leacach (genitive singular masculine leachaigh, genitive singular feminine leacaí, plural leacacha, comparative leacaí) Forms: leachaigh [genitive, masculine, singular], leacaí [feminine, genitive, singular], leacacha [plural], leacaí [comparative], no-table-tags [table-tags], leacach [masculine, nominative, singular], leacach [feminine, nominative, singular], leacacha [error-unrecognized-form, nominative, plural], leacaigh [masculine, singular, vocative], leacach [feminine, singular, vocative], leacacha [error-unrecognized-form, plural, vocative], leacaigh [genitive, masculine, singular], leacaí [feminine, genitive, singular], leacacha [error-unrecognized-form, genitive, plural], leacach [error-unrecognized-form, genitive, plural], leacach [dative, masculine, singular], leacach [dative, feminine, singular], leacaigh [archaic, dative, feminine, singular], leacacha [dative, error-unrecognized-form, plural], níos leacaí [comparative, error-unrecognized-form], is leacaí [error-unrecognized-form, superlative]
  1. strewn with flat stones/flags; flagged, stony
    Sense id: en-leacach-ga-adj-kCqLlyCA Categories (other): Irish adjectives suffixed with -ach Disambiguation of Irish adjectives suffixed with -ach: 48 52

Noun

Etymology: From Middle Irish lecach. By surface analysis, leac (“flat stone”) + -ach. Etymology templates: {{der|ga|mga|lecach}} Middle Irish lecach, {{surf|ga|leac|-ach|pos=adjective|t1=flat stone}} By surface analysis, leac (“flat stone”) + -ach Head templates: {{head|ga|noun|genitive singular|leacaigh|||||||nominative plural|leacaigh|||||cat2=|f1request=1|f4request=1|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|var=}} leacach m (genitive singular leacaigh, nominative plural leacaigh), {{ga-noun|m|leacaigh|leacaigh}} leacach m (genitive singular leacaigh, nominative plural leacaigh) Forms: leacaigh [genitive, singular], leacaigh [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], an leacach [definite, nominative, singular], na leacaigh [definite, nominative, plural], an leacaigh [definite, genitive, singular], na leacach [definite, genitive, plural], leis an leacach [dative, definite, singular], don leacach [dative, definite, singular], leis na leacaigh [dative, definite, plural]
  1. area strewn with flagstones; stony ground Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-leacach-ga-noun-k9zAhL1s Categories (other): Irish adjectives suffixed with -ach, Irish entries with incorrect language header, Irish nouns suffixed with -ach, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Irish adjectives suffixed with -ach: 48 52 Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of Irish nouns suffixed with -ach: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 68
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    {
      "form": "leis an leacach",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don leacach",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis na leacaigh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "10": "",
        "11": "nominative plural",
        "12": "leacaigh",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "genitive singular",
        "4": "leacaigh",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "f1request": "1",
        "f4request": "1",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "var": ""
      },
      "expansion": "leacach m (genitive singular leacaigh, nominative plural leacaigh)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "leacaigh",
        "3": "leacaigh"
      },
      "expansion": "leacach m (genitive singular leacaigh, nominative plural leacaigh)",
      "name": "ga-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "area strewn with flagstones; stony ground"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "flagstone",
          "flagstone"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "leacach"
}

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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'strong noun'",
  "path": [
    "leacach"
  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "leacach",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'weak noun'",
  "path": [
    "leacach"
  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "leacach",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </div>",
  "path": [
    "leacach"
  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "leacach",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "page/20250114",
  "msg": "Negatively nested table braces, couldn't split inflection section, leacach/Irish section declension",
  "path": [
    "leacach"
  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "leacach",
  "trace": ""
}

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