# leigheas
## Irish
### Pronunciation

* (Kerry) IPA: /ˈlʲɑi(ə)sˠ/
* (Cork) IPA: /ˈlʲəisˠ/
* (Connacht) IPA: /l̠ʲəisˠ/
* (Ulster) IPA: /l̠ʲeːsˠ/, [l̠ʲɛə̯sˠ]
* Homophone: léas (Ulster)

### Etymology 1

From Old Irish leiges (“healing, medicine”).

#### Noun

leigheas m (genitive singular leighis, nominative plural leigheasanna)
* verbal noun of leigheas
* medicine
* healing
* remedy, cure
    Is é leigheas na póite ól arís.The cure of a hangover is to drink again.
* curing
* (in a negative sentence) help [with ar ‘for’]
** 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études; 270) (overall work in French), Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, page 194:Do bhí brón mór air a bheith ag scaramhaint le n-a chailín ach ni raibh leigheas air, chaithfeadh sé imtheacht.He was very sorry to be separating from his girl, but it couldn’t be helped, he had to go.

##### Declension

bare forms
singular
plural
nominative
leigheas
leigheasanna
vocative
a leighis
a leigheasanna
genitive
leighis
leigheasanna
dative
leigheas
leigheasanna
forms with the definite article
singular
plural
nominative
an leigheas
na leigheasanna
genitive
an leighis
na leigheasanna
dative
leis an leigheas don leigheas
leis na leigheasanna :

##### Derived terms

* bithleigheas
* leigheasach

##### Related terms

* lia

### Etymology 2

From Middle Irish leigisid (“to heal, cure”), from the noun.

#### Verb

leigheas (present analytic leigheasann, future analytic leigheasfaidh, verbal noun leigheas, past participle leigheasta)
* (ambitransitive) heal; cure, remedy
    Neantóg a dhóigh mé, copóg a leigheas mé.A nettle burned me, a dock cured me.

##### Conjugation

| verbal noun | leigheas | leigheas | leigheas | leigheas | leigheas | leigheas | leigheas | leigheas |
| past participle | leigheasta | leigheasta | leigheasta | leigheasta | leigheasta | leigheasta | leigheasta | leigheasta |
| tense | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| tense | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative |||||||||
| present | leigheasaim | leigheasann tú; leigheasair$^†$ | leigheasann sé, sí | leigheasaimid | leigheasann sibh | leigheasann siad; leigheasaid$^†$ | a leigheasann; a leigheasas | leigheastar |
| past | leigheas mé; leigheasas | leigheas tú; leigheasais | leigheas sé, sí | leigheasamar; leigheas muid | leigheas sibh; leigheasabhair | leigheas siad; leigheasadar | a leigheas / ar leigheas* | leigheasadh |
| past habitual | leigheasainn | leigheastá | leigheasadh sé, sí | leigheasaimis; leigheasadh muid | leigheasadh sibh | leigheasaidís; leigheasadh siad | a leigheasadh / a leigheasadh* | leigheastaí |
| future | leigheasfaidh mé; leigheasfad | leigheasfaidh tú; leigheasfair$^†$ | leigheasfaidh sé, sí | leigheasfaimid; leigheasfaidh muid | leigheasfaidh sibh | leigheasfaidh siad; leigheasfaid$^†$ | a leigheasfaidh; a leigheasfas | leigheasfar |
| conditional | leigheasfainn | leigheasfá | leigheasfadh sé, sí | leigheasfaimis; leigheasfadh muid | leigheasfadh sibh | leigheasfaidís; leigheasfadh siad | a leigheasfadh / a leigheasfadh* | leigheasfaí |
| subjunctive |||||||||
| present | go leigheasa mé; go leigheasad$^†$ | go leigheasa tú; go leigheasair$^†$ | go leigheasa sé, sí | go leigheasaimid; go leigheasa muid | go leigheasa sibh | go leigheasa siad; go leigheasaid$^†$ | — | go leigheastar |
| past | dá leigheasainn | dá leigheastá | dá leigheasadh sé, sí | dá leigheasaimis; dá leigheasadh muid | dá leigheasadh sibh | dá leigheasaidís; dá leigheasadh siad | — | dá leigheastaí |
| imperative |||||||||
| – | leigheasaim | leigheas | leigheasadh sé, sí | leigheasaimis | leigheasaigí; leigheasaidh$^†$ | leigheasaidís | — | leigheastar |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form

### 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, § 197, page 99
* ↑ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968) The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, page 27; reprinted 1988
* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 159, page 61
* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “leiges”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “leigisid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

### Further reading

* Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “leiġeas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 431
* Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “leiġeasaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 431
* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leigheas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “leigheas”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
* “leigheas”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025
* “leigheas”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

From Old Irish leiges (“healing, medicine”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʎe.əs̪/

### Noun

leigheas m (genitive singular leighis, plural leigheasan)
* cure, remedy, medicine
* healing, treatment, curing, act of caring

#### Synonyms

* cungaidh
* ìocshlaint

#### Derived terms

* aitreabh-leighis m (“sick bay, medical building”)
* casg-leigheas m (“antidote”)
* cungaidh-leighis f (“medication, medicine, drug”)
* do-leigheas (“irremediable, incurable”)
* eòlas-leighis (“medicine (science)”)
* gath-leigheas m (“radiotherapy”)
* leigheas na pòit (“hair of the dog”)
* leigheas-chnàmh m (“osteopathy”)
* leigheas-inntinn (“psychiatry”)
* leigheas-inntinn m (“psychology”)
* leigheas-snàthaid m (“acupuncture”)
* leigheas-uisge m (“hydrotherapy”)
* leigheasach (“curing, healing, medicinal, medical”)
* leigheasadh m (“medical treatment, healing, curing”)
* leigheas m (“cure, remedy, medicine; healing, curing, act of caring”)
* lìon-leighis m (“gauze”)
* loit-leigheas m (“antiseptic”)
* so-leigheas (“curable”)
* taigh-leighis (“hospital”)

#### Related terms

* leighis
* lèigh

### References

* Edward Dwelly (1911) “leigheas”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “leiges”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language