laoch

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Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish láech (warrior, layman), from Late Latin lāicus (lay, layman, laic),[1] from Ancient Greek λαϊκός (laïkós, of the people), from λαός (laós, the people).

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Noun[edit]

laoch m (genitive singular laoich, nominative plural laochra or laoich)

  1. (literary) layman
  2. warrior, hero
    Synonyms: curadh, gaiscíoch

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References[edit]

  1. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “láech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 42

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Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish láech (warrior, layman), from Late Latin lāicus (lay, layman, laic), from Ancient Greek λαϊκός (laïkós, of the people), from λαός (laós, the people).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

laoch m (genitive singular laoich, plural laoich)

  1. hero, champion, warrior

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Mutation[edit]

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
laoch unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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