litearrachd

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish literdacht f (“booklearning, literature”), from literda (“literary, literal”); synchronically, litearra +‎ -achd.

Noun

litearrachd f (genitive singular litearrachd, plural litearrachdan)

  1. literacy

References

  • “literdacht” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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