leabhar
Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Irish lebor, from Latin liber.
Noun edit
leabhar m (genitive singular leabhair, nominative plural leabhair or leabhartha)
Declension edit
Declension of leabhar
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Forms with the definite article:
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- Alternative plurals: leabhartha (Cois Fharraige), leabhairidhe (Ulster), leabhra
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
See leabhair.
Adjective edit
leabhar (genitive singular masculine leabhair, genitive singular feminine leabhaire, comparative leabhaire)
- Alternative form of leabhair (“long and slender; lithe, supple, pliant”)
Declension edit
Declension of leabhar
Etymology 3 edit
See liúr.
Noun edit
leabhar m (genitive singular leabhair, nominative plural leabhair)
- Alternative form of liúr (“long rod, staff, pole; stroke, blow”)
Declension edit
Declension of leabhar
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Forms with the definite article:
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Verb edit
leabhar (present analytic leabhraíonn, future analytic leabhróidh, verbal noun leabhart, past participle leabhartha)
- (transitive) Alternative form of liúr (“beat, trounce”)
Conjugation edit
conjugation of leabhar (second conjugation)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leabhar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “lebor”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “leaḃar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 422
- Entries containing “leabhar” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “leabhar” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 83
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish lebor, from Latin liber.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
leabhar m (genitive singular leabhair, plural leabhraichean)
Derived terms edit
- bùth-leabhraichean (“bookshop”)
- Leabhar Ghnìomharan nan Abstol (“Acts”)
- leabhar-cheist (“catechism”)
- leabhar-cùnntais (“ledger”)
- leabhar-fiosrachaidh (“reference book”)
- leabhar-iùil (“guidebook”)
- leabhar-làimhe (“handbook”)
- leabhar-latha (“diary”)
- leabhar-pòcaid (“pocketbook”)
- leabharlann (“library”)
- stàile-leabhraichean (“bookstall”)
- teacs-leabhar m (“textbook”)
References edit
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “leabhar”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “lebor”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language