làr

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "lar"

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish lár (compare Irish lár, Manx laare).

Pronunciation

Noun

làr m (genitive singular làir, plural làir)

  1. The ground, earth
    nèamh is làr ― heaven and earth
    do thùineadh mu làr ― thy dwelling underground
  2. The floor
    air làr ― on the ground, on the floor
  3. The ground floor
  4. A centre
  5. Low ground
  6. Applied to the floor of any room when formed of stone, clay or earth

Derived terms

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “làr”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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