làr

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Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish lár (compare Irish lár, Manx laare).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

làr m (genitive singular làir, plural làir)

  1. The ground, earth
    nèamh is làrheaven and earth
    do thùineadh mu làrthy dwelling underground
  2. The floor
    air làron the ground, on the floor
  3. The ground floor
  4. A centre
  5. Low ground
  6. Applied to the floor of any room when formed of stone, clay or earth

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Edward Dwelly (1911), “làr”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN