# leath-
## Irish
### Alternative forms

* leith- (slender form)

### Etymology

From leath.

### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /lʲah/

### Prefix

leath-
* lying, turned, to one side; lopsided, tilted
* one-sided, partial
* half-, hemi-, semi-; half-grown
* one of two, of a pair

#### Usage notes

* This affix in Irish is added to nouns and adjectives denoting half. It lenites the word to which it attaches.
    leathchúpla (“twin”), from cúpla (“twins”)
* It is often used with nouns which normally come in pairs to denote a single object:
    leathbhróg (“a single shoe”) (in contrast to dhá bhróig (“both shoes, a pair of shoes”))
    leathshúil (“a single eye”) (in contrast to an dá shúil (“both [the] eyes, the eyes [of a single person]”))
* Written with a hyphen when attaching to words in t:
    leath-tháille (“half-price”)

#### Derived terms

* leath-thagairt
* leath-tháille
* leath-tharraingt
* leath-theideal
* leath-thon
* leath-thonna
* leath-thonnach
* leath-thosaí
* leath-thrá
* leath-threascairt
* leath-throigh
* leath-thuairim
* leath-thuiscint
* leath-thunna
* leathabhainn
* leathadharc
* leathaghaidh
* leathaill
* leathaithne
* leathamadán
* leathard
* leathard
* leathardú
* leathbhád
* leathbhádóir
* leathbhaile
* leathbháite
* leathbhéal
* leathbheo
* leathbhliain
* leathbhonn
* leathbhord
* leathchailín
* leathchaite
* leathchamán
* leathchaoch
* leathchaoin
* leathchasadh
* leathchead
* leathcheangal
* leathcheann
* leathcheannach
* leathcheathrú
* leathchion
* leathchiorcal
* leathchiorclach
* leathchíos
* leathchlaí
* leathchloch
* leathchluas
* leathchluasach
* leathchoda
* leathchogar
* leathchonradh
* leathchos
* leathchrios
* leathchromadh
* leathchruinne
* leathchruinneach
* leathchuibheasach
* leathchuid
* leathchuing
* leathchúl
* leathchuma
* leathdhaoine
* leathdhéanach
* leathdhia
* leathdhlaoi
* leathdhoras
* leathdhosaen
* leathdhuine
* leathéan
* leathfhada
* leathfhocal
* leathfholaíocht
* leathfholúil
* leathghalún
* leathghealach
* leathghine
* leathghlúin
* leathghualainn
* leathghuta
* leathimeall
* leathimeallach
* leathinneall
* leathinseach
* leathintinn
* leathlá
* leathlaí
* leathlámh
* leathlámhach
* leathlán
* leathlíne
* leathloch
* leathluan
* leathluí
* leathmhá
* leathmhagadh
* leathmhaig
* leathmharbh
* leathmheabhrach
* leathmheasartha
* leathmheisce
* leathmhí
* leathmhíle
* leathmhilliún
* leathmhór
* leathnaigh
* leathnocht
* leathnóg
* leathnóiméad
* leathnú
* leathoifigiúil
* leathoiread
* leathorlach
* leathoscailt
* leathphionta
* leathphlána
* leathphluc
* leathpholach
* leathphraitinn
* leathphunt
* leathrann
* leathréal
* leathród
* leathróg
* leathroinn
* leathrosc
* leathroth
* leathrúil
* leathscáil
* leathscoite
* leathscór
* leathsféar
* leathshabhran
* leathshaol
* leathsheolaí
* leathshlat
* leathshliasaid
* leathshúileach
* leathstad
* leathstoca
* leathstócach
* leathstuaic
* leathuillinn

### References

* ↑ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 242, page 122

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leath-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “leath-”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm