/ˈl̪ˠaɟɪ/, /ˈl̪ˠiɟɪ/
OriginFrom Old Irish laice, from Proto-Celtic *laggiyā, abstract noun of *laggos. By surface analysis, lag + -e
- feminineweakness, debility, frailty, feebleness, fragility
“téigh i laige” — to weaken
- femininefaint (act of fainting), swoon
“téigh/tit i laige” — to faint, pass out
- femininefaintness (property of being or feeling faint)
- femininedimness (of light)
- femininefailing, foible
- feminine, form-of, genitive, singularfeminine genitive singular
- comparative, form-ofcomparative degree
Formslaige(genitive, singular) · laigí(nominative, plural) · laigeacht(alternative) · laigíocht(alternative) · loige(alternative) · luige(alternative)
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