leatas

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin lactūca (“lettuce”), from lac (“milk”), because of the milky fluid in its stalks. Cognate with English lettuce.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʎɛht̪əs/

Noun

leatas m (genitive singular leatais, plural leatasan)

  1. lettuce

Synonyms

càl amh

References

“leatas” in Am Faclair Beag - Scottish Gaelic Dictionary.

Cameron, J. (1883). Lactuca sativa, in Gaelic names of plants (Scottish and Irish). United Kingdom: (n.p.), p. 36

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