leibh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish lib. Cognates include Irish libh and Manx lhiu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leiv/, /ləv/
• (Lewis) IPA^(key): /lɤiv/
• (Uist) IPA^(key): /liːv/
• (Skye) IPA^(key): /lɯib/
• (Sutherland) IPA^(key): /li/
• (Argyll) IPA^(key): /leːv/
• Hyphenation: leibh

Pronoun

leibh

1. second-person plural of le: with you; by you (plural and formal singular)

Inflection

Personal inflection of le
Number	Person	Simple	Emphatic
Singular	1st	leam	leamsa
	2nd	leat	leatsa
	3rd m	leis	leis-san
	3rd f	leatha	leathase
Plural	1st	leinn	leinne
	2nd	leibh	leibhse
	3rd	leotha	leothasan

Derived terms

• leibhse

See also

• leat