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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish lár (compare Irish lár, Manx laare).
Pronunciation
Noun
làr m (genitive singular làir, plural làir)
- The ground, earth
- nèamh is làr ― heaven and earth
- do thùineadh mu làr ― thy dwelling underground
- The floor
- air làr ― on the ground, on the floor
- The ground floor
- A centre
- Low ground
- Applied to the floor of any room when formed of stone, clay or earth
Derived terms
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “làr”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN