leite in Irish

IPA: /ˈlʲetʲə/ [Munster], /ˈl̠ʲetʲə/ [Connacht, Ulster] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Old Irish littiu f (“porridge, gruel”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ga|sga|littiu||porridge, gruel|g=f}} Old Irish littiu f (“porridge, gruel”), {{ref|<span class="cited-source">Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (<span class="None" lang="und">2019), “littiu”, in <cite>eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language</cite></span></span>}} Head templates: {{head|ga|noun|genitive singular|leitean||||||||-|||||altform=|cat2=|f1request=1|f4request=1|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=}} leite f (genitive singular leitean), {{ga-noun|f|leitean|-}} leite f (genitive singular leitean) Forms: leitean [genitive, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], leite [indefinite, nominative, singular], a leite [indefinite, singular, vocative], leitean [genitive, indefinite, singular], leite [dative, indefinite, singular], leitin [archaic, dative, dialectal, indefinite, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], an leite [definite, nominative, singular], na leitean [definite, genitive, singular], leis an leite [dative, definite, singular], leis an leitin [archaic, dative, definite, dialectal, singular], don leite [dative, definite, singular], don leitin [archaic, dative, definite, dialectal, singular]

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "softy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "translation": "softy",
      "word": "ceann leitean"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "cold porridge; oatmeal poultice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "translation": "cold porridge; oatmeal poultice",
      "word": "fuarleite"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "butter-fingers",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "translation": "butter-fingers",
      "word": "lámha leitean"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "milk porridge",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "translation": "milk porridge",
      "word": "leite leamhnachta"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "linseed paste",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "translation": "linseed paste",
      "word": "leite rois lín"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "porridge-stick",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "translation": "porridge-stick",
      "word": "leiteachán"
    }
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        "4": "",
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        "g": "f"
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
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      "name": "ref"
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      "form": "leitean",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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    {
      "form": "leite",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a leite",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "leitean",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leite",
      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "leitin",
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        "dative",
        "dialectal",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "an leite",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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      "form": "na leitean",
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        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis an leite",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis an leitin",
      "source": "declension",
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        "archaic",
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "dialectal",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don leite",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don leitin",
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      "glosses": [
        "porridge, stirabout"
      ],
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          "porridge",
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          "stirabout"
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      ],
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    {
      "glosses": [
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          "paste"
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      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈlʲetʲə/",
      "tags": [
        "Munster"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈl̠ʲetʲə/",
      "tags": [
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        "Ulster"
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  ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "brachán"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "praiseach"
    }
  ],
  "word": "leite"
}

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    "Irish feminine nouns",
    "Irish fifth-declension nouns",
    "Irish lemmas",
    "Irish nouns",
    "Irish terms derived from Old Irish",
    "Irish terms inherited from Old Irish",
    "Pages with 8 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
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    {
      "english": "softy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "translation": "softy",
      "word": "ceann leitean"
    },
    {
      "english": "cold porridge; oatmeal poultice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "translation": "cold porridge; oatmeal poultice",
      "word": "fuarleite"
    },
    {
      "english": "butter-fingers",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "translation": "butter-fingers",
      "word": "lámha leitean"
    },
    {
      "english": "milk porridge",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "translation": "milk porridge",
      "word": "leite leamhnachta"
    },
    {
      "english": "linseed paste",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "translation": "linseed paste",
      "word": "leite rois lín"
    },
    {
      "english": "porridge-stick",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "translation": "porridge-stick",
      "word": "leiteachán"
    }
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    },
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  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish littiu f (“porridge, gruel”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "leitean",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "leite",
      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
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      "form": "a leite",
      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
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      "form": "leitean",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "leite",
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "leitin",
      "source": "declension",
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        "archaic",
        "dative",
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        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "an leite",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na leitean",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis an leite",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis an leitin",
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        "dialectal",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don leite",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don leitin",
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          "paste",
          "paste"
        ]
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        "feminine"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlʲetʲə/",
      "tags": [
        "Munster"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈl̠ʲetʲə/",
      "tags": [
        "Connacht",
        "Ulster"
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  ],
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    {
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "brachán"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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  "word": "leite"
}

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"leite" meaning in Irish

Noun

Inflected forms