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Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Irish láthrach, láithrech n (“site, position; imprint, trace”), from láthar n (“arrangement, disposition; place, position”). By surface analysis, láthair (“site, spot, area”) + -ach.
Noun
láithreach m (genitive singular láithrigh, nominative plural láithrigh)
- place, spot; site, location; presence
- Synonym: láthair
- ruined site, ruin
- trace, imprint
Declension
Adjective
láithreach (genitive singular masculine láithrigh, genitive singular feminine láithrí, plural láithreacha, comparative láithrí)
- present, immediate
- (grammar) present
Declension
Adverb
láithreach
- immediately
- Déan láithreach é. ― Do it immediately.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
láithreach f
- genitive singular of láthair
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “láithreach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “láthrach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language