laghairt
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ultimately from Latin lacerta, though the intermediate steps are uncertain. Possibly borrowed from Scottish Gaelic laghairt as the word appears in Scottish Gaelic dictionaries earlier than in Irish ones: it appears in Edward Dwelly's 1911 Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary, but not in the Dictionary of the Irish Language or the 1904 or 1927 editions of Dinneen's Irish–English Dictionary.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
laghairt f (genitive singular laghairte, nominative plural laghairteanna)
Declension[edit]
Declension of laghairt
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Synonyms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “laghairt”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ultimately from Latin lacerta, though change of c to gh is obscure; perhaps altered by association with ladhar (“toe, claw”).
Noun[edit]
laghairt m or f (genitive singular laghairt or laghairte, plural laghairtean)
Synonyms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- →? Irish: laghairt
Further reading[edit]
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