leabaidh
Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
leabaidh f (genitive singular leapa, nominative plural leapacha)
- Alternative form of leaba
Declension edit
Archaic inflection as a third-declension noun:
Declension of leabaidh
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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References edit
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 28
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 46
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leaba”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish lepaid (“harbourage, protection, bed”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
leabaidh f (genitive leapa or leapach, plural leabaichean or leapannan)
Derived terms edit
- aodach-leapa (“bedclothes, bedding”)
- còta-leapa (“dressing gown, housecoat”)
- seòmar-leapa (“bedroom”)