leugh

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *laygos (“calf”) (compare Old Irish lóeg, Welsh llo), from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂p- (“cattle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [løːx], [leːx]
  • (Revived Late Cornish) IPA(key): [lɛwh]

Noun

leugh m (plural leuhi)

  1. calf (young cow)

Scottish Gaelic

Verb

leugh (past leugh, future leughaidh, verbal noun leughadh, past participle leughte)

  1. read
    Leugh seo. ― Read this.
    Bha e inntinneach sin a leughadh. ― It was interesting to read that.

Derived terms

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