Irish word

leithscéal

excuse

nounmasculine/lʲaˈsˠciːa̯l̪ˠ/

leithscéal means “excuse” in Irish and is used as a noun. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /lʲaˈsˠciːa̯l̪ˠ/.

Definitions

Ceapaim gur chóir duit leithscéal a dhéanamh di.

I think that you ought to apologize to her.

Gabh mo leithscéal.

Forgive me.

Gabh mo leithscéal!

Excuse me!

Gabh mo leithscéal, an ón chlochaois thú?

Excuse me, are you from the stone age?

Ba mhaith liom leithscéal a ghabháil leat.

I would like to apologize to you.

Communication

bolg

bag

post

scéal

story

súil

eye

scoil

school

leith

aside

caint

speech

muintir

family

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