ligh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ligid, from Proto-Celtic *ligeti, from Proto-Indo-European *léyǵʰti. Cognates include English lick and Russian лиза́ть (lizátʹ).

Pronunciation

Verb

ligh (present analytic líonn, future analytic lífidh, verbal noun lí, past participle lite)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) lick
  2. (transitive) fawn on

Conjugation

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish ligid, from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵʰ-. Cognates include English lick, Russian лиза́ть (lizátʹ).

Verb

ligh (past ligh, future lighidh, verbal noun lì, past participle lighte)

  1. (archaic) lick

Conjugation

Tense \ Voice Active Passive
Present a' lì --
Past ligh ligheadh
Future lighidh lighear
Conditional ligheadh lighteadh

Synonyms

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “ligh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 ligid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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