Meaning of leas- | Babel Free

Definitions

1. step-
   morpheme
2. vice-, deputy
   morpheme
3. by-
   morpheme
4. Equivalent to 'step-': A prefix used before father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter, child, and so forth, to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood...

Equivalents

Examples

“athair (“father”) + leas- → leasathair (“stepfather”)”

“máthair (“mother”) + leas- → leasmháthair (“stepmother”)”

“rí (“king”) + leas- → leasrí (“viceroy”)”

“uachtarán (“president”) + leas- → leasuachtarán (“vice-president”)”

“ainm (“name”) + leas- → leasainm (“by-name, nickname”)”

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