go leith

See also: goleiþ

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish co leth, from co (“with”) and leth (“side; half”).

Pronunciation

(Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ɡəˈl̠ʲɛ/

Adverb

and a half
bliain go leith ― a year and a half

trí huaire go leith ― three and a half hours

References

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leath”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “leth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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