leabhar

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish lebor, from Latin liber.[3]

Noun

leabhar m (genitive singular leabhair, nominative plural leabhair or leabhartha)

  1. book
Declension
Declension of leabhar (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative leabhar leabhair
vocative a leabhair a leabhara
genitive leabhair leabhar
dative leabhar leabhair
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an leabhar na leabhair
genitive an leabhair na leabhar
dative leis an leabhar
don leabhar
leis na leabhair

Alternative plurals:

Derived terms

Etymology 2

See leabhair.

Adjective

leabhar (genitive singular masculine leabhair, genitive singular feminine leabhaire, comparative leabhaire)

  1. alternative form of leabhair (long and slender; lithe, supple, pliant)
Declension
Declension of leabhar
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative leabhar leabhar leabhara
vocative leabhair leabhara
genitive leabhaire leabhara leabhar
dative leabhar leabhar;
leabhair (archaic)
leabhara
Comparative níos leabhaire
Superlative is leabhaire

Etymology 3

See liúr.

Noun

leabhar m (genitive singular leabhair, nominative plural leabhair)

  1. alternative form of liúr (long rod, staff, pole; stroke, blow)
Declension
Declension of leabhar (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative leabhar leabhair
vocative a leabhair a leabhara
genitive leabhair leabhar
dative leabhar leabhair
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an leabhar na leabhair
genitive an leabhair na leabhar
dative leis an leabhar
don leabhar
leis na leabhair

Verb

leabhar (present analytic leabhraíonn, future analytic leabhróidh, verbal noun leabhart, past participle leabhartha)

  1. (transitive) alternative form of liúr (beat, trounce)
Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 202, page 102
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 222, page 83
  3. ^ 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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish lebor,[1] from Latin liber.

Pronunciation

Noun

leabhar m (genitive singular leabhair, plural leabhraichean)

  1. book, volume
    Seo an leabhar leamsa.This is my book.

Declension

Declension of leabhar (type Vb masculine noun)
indefinite
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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “lebor”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
  4. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  5. ^ Roy Wentworth (2003) Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “leabhar”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[2], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN