different between leat vs keat
leat
English
Alternative forms
- leet
Etymology
Probably from Middle English lete (“a meeting or intersection of roads; junction; crossroads; conduit”), from Old English ?el?te (“a going out, ending, meeting”), as in Old English wæter?el?t (“watercourse, aquaduct”), from Proto-Germanic *l?t?, *gal?t? (“a letting, a letting out”). Cognate with Old High German gil?z (“outlet, exit, end, road junction”), German Gelaß (“back room, recess, private chamber”). Related to English let.
Noun
leat (plural leats)
- an artificial watercourse, canal or aqueduct, but especially a millrace
Translations
Anagrams
- EATL, ETLA, Elta, LATE, TEAL, TEAl, Teal, et al, et al., late, tael, tale, teal, tela
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l?at??/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /l?æt??/
Pronoun
leat (emphatic leatsa)
- second-person singular of le: with you sg, to you sg
References
- Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. I, p. 196.
- Tomás de Bhaldraithe, 1977, Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht, 2nd edition, Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 308.
Northern Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *leat?k.
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /?lea?h(t)/
Verb
leat
- to be
- (possessor in locative case) to have, to possess
- (auxiliary) Forms the perfect tense, together with a past participle.
Usage notes
In the meaning "have", the thing possessed is in the nominative case, while the possessor is in the locative case.
Inflection
Alternative forms
- leahkit
Derived terms
- leahkin
- doppe leat
- leat lohpi
Further reading
- Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002-2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages?[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
Romanian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *l?to
Noun
leat n (plural leaturi)
- (dated) year
- (figuratively) being of the same age
- (dated) recruit
Declension
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
- le + tu
Pronoun
leat
- with you, by you (informal singular)
Derived terms
- leam-leat
- leatsa
See also
- leibh
West Frisian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
leat c (plural leaten, diminutive leatsje)
- plant shoot
Further reading
- “leat”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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keat
English
Noun
keat (plural keats)
- Misspelling of keet.
Finnish
Noun
keat
- Nominative plural form of kea.
Anagrams
- ekat, kate, teak
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