leabaidh

Irish

Pronunciation

Noun

leabaidh f (genitive singular leapa, nominative plural leapacha)

  1. Alternative form of leaba

Declension

Archaic inflection as a third-declension noun:

Declension of leabaidh

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative leabaidh leabthacha
Vocative a leabaidh a leabthacha
Genitive leabtha leabthacha
Dative leabaidh leabthacha

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an leabaidh na leabthacha
Genitive na leabtha na leabthacha
Dative leis an leabaidh

don leabaidh

 leis na leabthacha

References
  1. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 28
  2. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 46

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish lepaid (“harbourage, protection, bed”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʎepɪ/

Noun

leabaidh f (genitive leapa or leapach, plural leabaichean or leapannan)

  1. bed (for sleeping)
  2. couch
  3. bed (for flowers or vegetables)
  4. channel (of a river)

Derived terms
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