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Faroese
Noun
láir
- indefinite nominative/accusative plural of lógv
Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Irish láir.
Noun
láir f (genitive singular lárach, nominative plural láracha)
- mare (female horse)
Declension
Hypernyms
Derived terms
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Noun
láir m
- inflection of lár (“ground, floor; middle, center”):
- genitive/vocative singular
- nominative/dative plural
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “láir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “láir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “láir”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “láir”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *ɸlārexs, possibly related to Albanian pelë (“mare”).[1][2]
Noun
láir f
- mare (female horse)
Inflection
Feminine i-stem
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Singular
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Dual
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Plural
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Nominative
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láir
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láirL
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láiriH
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Vocative
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láir
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láirL
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láiriH
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Accusative
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láirN
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láirL
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láiriH
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Genitive
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lároH, láraH
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lároH, láraH
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láireN
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Dative
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láirL
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láirib
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láirib
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
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Hypernyms
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ^ Stokes, Whitley, Bezzenberger, Adalbert (1894) Urkeltischer Sprachschatz (Wörterbuch der indogermanischen Sprachen; Zweiter Theil) (in German), Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, page 240
- ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “láir”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN
Further reading