laige

Irish

Alternative forms

• loige, luige

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠaɟɪ/
• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠɪɟɪ/ (corresponding to the form loige or luige)

Etymology 1

From Old Irish laice, from Proto-Celtic *laggiyā, abstract noun of *laggos. By surface analysis, lag +‎ -e

Alternative forms

• laigeacht, laigíocht

Noun

laige f (genitive singular laige, nominative plural laigí)

1. weakness, debility, frailty, feebleness, fragility

   téigh i laige ― to weaken (literally, “go into weakness”)

2. faint (act of fainting), swoon

   téigh/tit i laige ― to faint, pass out (literally, “go/fall into a faint”)

3. faintness (property of being or feeling faint)
4. dimness (of light)
5. failing, foible

Further reading

• “laige”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “laice”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “laige”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 414

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

laige

1. inflection of lag:
   1. feminine genitive singular
   2. comparative degree