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Irish
Pronunciation
Noun
liairne m (genitive singular liairne, nominative plural liairní)
- loafer (lazy, slothful person)
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Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “líairne”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “liaġairne”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 436
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “liairne”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN