labhair

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish labraithir.

Pronunciation

Verb

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

  1. speak

Conjugation

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish labraithir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠau.ɪɾʲ/

Verb

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

  1. (higher register) speak, utter

Usage notes

  • Considered higher register than the ordinary bruidhinn.

Conjugation

Also without syncope:

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