láir
Faroese
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [l̪ˠɑːɾʲ]
Declension
Declension of láir
Fifth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- An Láir Bhán f (“the Milky Way”)
- láir asail f (“she-ass”)
- láir bhán f (“badderlocks”)
- láir bhán f (“hobby-horse”) (used by wren-parties)
- láir dhubh f (“treadmill”)
- láir ghraí f (“brood mare”)
- láir mná f (“big well-built woman”)
- láir shearraigh f (“mare in foal”)
- láireog f, láireachán m (“little mare; young mare, filly; well-built girl, woman”)
Derived terms
- láireog (“filly”)
Noun
láir m
- inflection of lár (“ground, floor; middle, center”):
- genitive/vocative singular
- nominative/dative plural
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “láir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “láir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “láir” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “láir” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *ɸlārexs, possibly related to Albanian pelë (“mare”).[1][2]
Inflection
| Feminine i-stem | |||
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| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | láir | láirL | láiriH |
| Vocative | láir | láirL | láiriH |
| Accusative | láirN | láirL | láiriH |
| Genitive | lároH, láraH | lároH, láraH | láireN |
| Dative | láirL | láirib | láirib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Derived terms
- láréne (“little horse”)
References
- Stokes, Whitley, Bezzenberger, Adalbert (1894) Urkeltischer Sprachschatz (Wörterbuch der indogermanischen Sprachen; Zweiter Theil) (in German), Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, page 240
- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “láir”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “láir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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