About this word

Leis is a form of the simple preposition le, meaning with. It is generally used with the definite article.

Thus, leis: with him, with it (masculine).

'Also' in Irish

• In Munster, leis (literally, 'with it') is commonly used to mean also.
• In Connacht, the preferred word for also is freisin.
• In Ulster it is fosta (not to be confused with feasta, meaning from now on, henceforth).
• All three are used at the end of sentences.

Prepositional pronouns formed from the preposition le

• liom: with me.
• leat: with you.
• leis: with him; with it (masculine).
• léi: with her; with it (feminine).
• linn: with us.
• libh: with ye (plural).
• leo: with them.

The same prepositional pronouns' emphatic forms

• liom-sa: with me.
• leat-sa: with you.
• leis-sean: with him; with it (masculine).
• léi-se: with her; with it (feminine).
• linn-ne: with us.
• libh-se: with ye (plural).
• leo-san: with them.