làthair

See also: láthair

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• làithir

Etymology

From Old Irish láthar (compare Irish láthair).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɫ̪aː.ɪɾʲ/

Noun

làthair f (genitive singular làthaire)

1. presence, existence, company, sight

   Na tig an làthair. ― Do not present yourself.

   a-mach as mo làthair! ― out of my presence!

   an làthair a chéile ― in the presence of each other

Synonyms

• fianais

Derived terms

• làthaireach
• làthaireachd
• uile-làthaireachd

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “làthair”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “láthar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language