leaba

Galician

Verb

leaba

first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of lear

Irish

Alternative forms

leabadh, leabaidh

Etymology

From Old Irish lepaid, from leth + buith.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈlʲabˠɪɟ/^[1] (corresponding to the form leabaidh)
(Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲæːbˠə/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲabˠiː/^[2] (corresponding to the form leabaidh)

Noun

leaba f (genitive singular leapa, nominative plural leapacha)

bed

Declension

Declension of leaba

Irregular

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	leaba	leapacha
Vocative	a leaba	a leapacha
Genitive	leapa	leapacha
Dative	leaba	leapacha

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an leaba	na leapacha
Genitive	na leapa	na leapacha
Dative	leis an leaba don leaba	leis na leapacha

Archaic inflection as a fifth-declension noun

Declension of leaba

Fifth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	leaba	leabthacha
Vocative	a leaba	a leabthacha
Genitive	leabadh	leabthacha
Dative	leabaidh	leabthacha

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an leaba	na leabthacha
Genitive	na leabadh	na leabthacha
Dative	leis an leabaidh don leabaidh	leis na leabthacha

Derived terms

anacair leapa
cóir leapa
éadach leapa
folcadh leapa
i leaba (“in place, instead”)
i leaba a chéile (“by degrees”)
leaba abhann (“bed of river”)
leaba agus bricfeasta
leaba an duáin (“lumbar region”)
leaba ancaire (“anchorage; berthing”)
leaba bhuinc
leaba champa (“camp bed”)
leaba chloiche (“bedding of stone”)
leaba chlúimh (“feather bed”)
leaba chluimhrí (“feather bed”)
leaba chocháin
leaba dhearg (“animal's lair”)
leaba dhruidte (“bed in alcove”)
leaba dhúbailte (“double bed”)
leaba ghlasraí (“vegetable-bed”)
leaba innill (“engine bed”)
leaba iomartha (“rowlock”)
leaba iompair (“litter (vehicle)”)
leaba lánúine (“marriage bed”)
leaba loinge (“ship's berth”)
leaba luascáin (“hammock”)
leaba luí seoil (“childbed”)
leaba phrátaí (“potato-bed”)
leaba raca
leaba ráille (“chair”)
leaba sheoide (“setting of jewel”)
leaba shingil (“single bed”)
leaba shínteáin (“stretcher(-bed)”)
leaba shoip
leaba shuíocháin
leaba thaomtha (“bilge (of boat)”)
leaba the (“hot-bed”)
leaba thinnis
leaba thuí
leaba uisce (“water-course”)
míol leapa (“bed bug”)
rolla leapa (“bedroll”)

References

^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 14, page 10
^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 121, page 46

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

(Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈlea̯pa/

Verb

leaba

third-person dual present indicative of leat

[1] Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 14, page 10

[2] Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 121, page 46

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leaba

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