lasrach

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish lasrach.[1][2] By surface analysis, lasair +‎ -ach

Pronunciation

Noun

lasrach f (genitive singular lasraí)

  1. (collective) flames

Declension

Declension of lasrach (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative lasrach
vocative a lasrach
genitive lasraí
dative lasrach
lasraigh (archaic, dialectal)
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an lasrach
genitive na lasraí
dative leis an lasrach
leis an lasraigh (archaic, dialectal)
don lasrach
don lasraigh (archaic, dialectal)

Adjective

lasrach (genitive singular masculine lasraigh, genitive singular feminine lasraí, plural lasracha, comparative lasraí)

  1. (literary) flaming, blazing

Declension

Declension of lasrach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative lasrach lasrach lasracha
vocative lasraigh lasracha
genitive lasraí lasracha lasrach
dative lasrach lasrach;
lasraigh (archaic)
lasracha
Comparative níos lasraí
Superlative is lasraí

Noun

lasrach f

  1. genitive singular of lasair

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 lasrach ‘flaming’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 lasrach ‘flames’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 228, page 116
  4. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 179

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠas̪ɾəx/

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

lasrach f

  1. genitive singular of lasair

Etymology 2

From Middle Irish lasrach.[1] By surface analysis, lasair +‎ -ach.

Adjective

lasrach

  1. flashing, flaming, blazing, flamy, ablaze

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 lasrach ‘flaming’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language