labhairt

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish labairt, verbal noun of labraithir.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /l̪ˠauɾʲtʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /l̪ˠoːɾˠtʲ/

Noun

labhairt f (genitive singular labhartha)

1. verbal noun of labhair
2. speaking
3. speech
4. call

Declension

Declension of labhairt

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative labhairt Vocative a labhairt Genitive labhartha Dative labhairt

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an labhairt Genitive na labhartha Dative leis an labhairt don labhairt

Derived terms

• labharthach
• labharthacht

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “labhairt”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 18
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 41