Meaning of leithead | Babel Free

Definitions

1. width, breadth
   masculine
2. area, space, of certain width
   masculine
3. latitude
   masculine
4. piece of cloth of certain width
   masculine
5. sheet
   masculine
6. overweening pride, conceit, importance
   masculine

Equivalents

Examples

“leithead boise”

palm’s breath

“ar a leithead”

along its breadth

“dhá leithead an tí seo de bhlúire prátaí”

a potato patch twice the width of this house

“áit a ghabhfadh leithead mo dhá bhonn”

a place wide enough to put my two feet on

“Cuir leithead eile sa ngúna.”

Put another width in the dress.

“Cas leithead éigin aniar ort ón mbáisteach.”

Wrap a width of cloth around you on account of the rain.

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