lagdaigid

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish lagat (“smallness, scantiness, fewness”) +‎ -igid.

Pronunciation

(earlier) IPA^(key): /ˈl͈aɣdəɣʲəðʲ/
(later) IPA^(key): /ˈl͈aɣdəɣʲəɣʲ/

Verb

lagdaigid

(transitive) to diminish, to decrease
(intransitive) to grow small, to diminish

Descendants

Irish: laghdaigh

Further reading

G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “lagdaigid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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