leathbhróg

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From leath- +‎ bróg.

Pronunciation

Noun

leathbhróg f (genitive singular leathbhróige, nominative plural leathbhróga)

  1. a single shoe of a pair
  2. (figurative) divided loyalty, double-dealing

Declension

Declension of leathbhróg (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative leathbhróg leathbhróga
vocative a leathbhróg a leathbhróga
genitive leathbhróige leathbhróg
dative leathbhróg
leathbhróig (archaic, dialectal)
leathbhróga
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an leathbhróg na leathbhróga
genitive na leathbhróige na leathbhróg
dative leis an leathbhróg
leis an leathbhróig (archaic, dialectal)
don leathbhróg
don leathbhróig (archaic, dialectal)
leis na leathbhróga

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, § 242, page 122

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