Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish labraithir.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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labhair (present analytic labhraíonn, future analytic labhróidh, verbal noun labhairt, past participle labhartha)

  1. speak

Conjugation

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Also inflected as a first-conjugation verb in dialects:

Also with slender rf in the future and conditional: labhairfidh, labhairfeadh etc.

Also without syncope and with slender r:

Also without syncope and with broad r:

In the archaic language, with infixed eo in the future and conditional: laibheoraidh, laibheoradh etc.

Further reading

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish labraithir.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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labhair (past labhair, future labhraidh or labhairidh, verbal noun labhairt)

  1. (higher register) speak, utter

Usage notes

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  • Considered higher register than the ordinary bruidhinn.

Conjugation

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Also without syncope: