leithleachas

Irish

Alternative forms

leithleas, leithreachas, leithreachus, leithreas

Etymology

From leithleach +‎ -as.

Noun

leithleachas m (genitive singular leithleachais)

selfishness, egotism
particularity, peculiarity, idiosyncrasy
state of being apart
standoffishness

Declension

Declension of leithleachas

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case	Singular
Nominative	leithleachas
Vocative	a leithleachais
Genitive	leithleachais
Dative	leithleachas

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular
Nominative	an leithleachas
Genitive	an leithleachais
Dative	leis an leithleachas don leithleachas

Further reading

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

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