leabhar
Irish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Irish lebor, from Latin liber.[3]
Noun
editleabhar m (genitive singular leabhair, nominative plural leabhair or leabhartha)
Declension
editDeclension of leabhar
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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- Alternative plurals: leabhartha (Cois Fharraige), leabhairidhe (Ulster), leabhra
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editSee leabhair.
Adjective
editleabhar (genitive singular masculine leabhair, genitive singular feminine leabhaire, comparative leabhaire)
- Alternative form of leabhair (“long and slender; lithe, supple, pliant”)
Declension
editDeclension of leabhar
Etymology 3
editSee liúr.
Noun
editleabhar m (genitive singular leabhair, nominative plural leabhair)
- Alternative form of liúr (“long rod, staff, pole; stroke, blow”)
Declension
editDeclension of leabhar
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Verb
editleabhar (present analytic leabhraíonn, future analytic leabhróidh, verbal noun leabhart, past participle leabhartha)
- (transitive) Alternative form of liúr (“beat, trounce”)
Conjugation
editconjugation of leabhar (second conjugation)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
References
edit- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 202, page 102
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 222, page 83
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “lebor”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leabhar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “leaḃar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 422
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “leabhar”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “leabhar”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Scottish Gaelic
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish lebor,[1] from Latin liber.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editleabhar m (genitive singular leabhair, plural leabhraichean)
Declension
editDeclension of leabhar (type Vb masculine noun)
Indefinite | ||
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Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | leabhar | leabhraichean |
Genitive | leabhair | leabhraichean |
Dative | leabhar | leabhraichean |
Definite | ||
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | (an) leabhar | (na) leabhraichean |
Genitive | (an) leabhair | (nan) leabhraichean |
Dative | (an) leabhar | (na) leabhraichean |
Vocative | leabhar | leabhraichean |
- Alternative vocative: leabhra (only in fossilised phrases)
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- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “lebor”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
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