lethar

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *letros (compare Welsh lledr), from Proto-Indo-European *létrom (compare Old English leþer, Old Norse leðr).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈl͈ʲeθər/

Noun

lethar (gender unknown, genitive lethair, no plural)

skin (of a living creature)
leather, hide

Synonyms

croiccenn

Descendants

Irish: leathar
Manx: liare
Scottish Gaelic: leathar

Further reading

G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “lethar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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