"leig" meaning in Scottish Gaelic

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Verb

IPA: /ʎekʲ/ Forms: leig [past], leigidh [future], leigeil [noun-from-verb], leigte [participle, past], no-table-tags [table-tags], a' leigeil [active, present], -- [passive, present], leig [active, past]
Etymology: From Old Irish léicid, from Proto-Celtic *linkʷīti, from Proto-Indo-European *linékʷti, present tense of *leykʷ- (“to leave”). Etymology templates: {{root|gd|ine-pro|*leykʷ-}}, {{inh|gd|sga|léicid}} Old Irish léicid, {{inh|gd|cel-pro|*linkʷīti}} Proto-Celtic *linkʷīti, {{inh|gd|ine-pro|*linékʷti}} Proto-Indo-European *linékʷti Head templates: {{head|gd|verb|past|leig|||future|leigidh|||verbal noun|leigeil|||||past participle|leigte|head=}} leig (past leig, future leigidh, verbal noun leigeil, past participle leigte), {{gd-verb|fut=leigidh|past=leig|pp=leigte|vn=leigeil}} leig (past leig, future leigidh, verbal noun leigeil, past participle leigte)
  1. allow, let, permit Derived forms: leig air (english: pretend; let on), leig anail (english: rest), leig às (english: release, let go), leig fuil (english: bleed), leig mu sgaoil e (english: let the cat out of the bag), leig mu sgaoil (english: release, set free), leig seachad (english: discontinue, drop / ignore)
    Sense id: en-leig-gd-verb-4O2pTfMA Categories (other): Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for leig meaning in Scottish Gaelic (2.5kB)

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          "english": "pretend; let on",
          "word": "leig air"
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          "english": "release, let go",
          "word": "leig às"
        },
        {
          "english": "bleed",
          "word": "leig fuil"
        },
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          "english": "let the cat out of the bag",
          "word": "leig mu sgaoil e"
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        {
          "english": "release, set free",
          "word": "leig mu sgaoil"
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    },
    {
      "english": "bleed",
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    {
      "english": "let the cat out of the bag",
      "word": "leig mu sgaoil e"
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    {
      "english": "release, set free",
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