slabhra

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Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish slabrad (“chain; fetter, shackle”).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

slabhra m (genitive singular slabhra, nominative plural slabhraí)

  2. chain
Declension
Declension of slabhra (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative slabhra slabhraí
vocative a shlabhra a shlabhraí
genitive slabhra slabhraí
dative slabhra slabhraí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an slabhra na slabhraí
genitive an tslabhra na slabhraí
dative leis an slabhra
don slabhra 		leis na slabhraí
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old Norse slafra (“to slaver”).

Noun

slabhra m (genitive singular slabhra)

  2. slaver, slobber
Declension
Declension of slabhra (fourth declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative slabhra
vocative a shlabhra
genitive slabhra
dative slabhra
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an slabhra
genitive an tslabhra
dative leis an slabhra
don slabhra

Etymology 3

From Old Irish slabrae (“stock; marriage portion, dowry”).

Noun

slabhra f (genitive singular slabhra)

  2. (literary) stock, cattle; portion, dowry
Declension
Declension of slabhra (fourth declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative slabhra
vocative a shlabhra
genitive slabhra
dative slabhra
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an tslabhra
genitive na slabhra
dative leis an tslabhra
don tslabhra

Mutation

Mutated forms of slabhra
radical lenition eclipsis
slabhra shlabhra
after an, tslabhra 		not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 79

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