leaca

Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈl̠ʲakə/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish lecca (“cheek, jaw”).

Noun

leaca f (genitive singular leacan, nominative plural leicne)

  1. cheek (side of the face)
  2. (of hill) side, slope
  3. (of leaf) side
Declension
Declension of leaca

Fifth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative leaca leicne
Vocative a leaca a leicne
Genitive leacan leacan
Dative leaca
leacain (archaic, dialectal)		 leicne

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an leaca na leicne
Genitive na leacan na leacan
Dative leis an leaca
leis an leacain (archaic, dialectal)

don leaca
don leacain (archaic, dialectal)

 leis na leicne
Derived terms
  • leacanta (“smooth-cheeked”, adjective)

Alternative forms

Noun

leaca f pl

  1. nominative/vocative/dative plural of leac

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