làr

See also: lar, lär, lár, lår, lár-, -lar, LAr, and LAR

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɫ̪aːɾ]

Noun

làr m (genitive singular làir, plural làir)

1. The ground, earth

   nèamh is làr ― heaven and earth

   do thùineadh mu làr ― thy dwelling underground

2. The floor

   air làr ― on 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

• a' dol mu làr (“going to naught”)
• cuir mu làr e (“abrogate it”)
• làr-bhurraidh (“a complete blockhead”)
• mu làr (“forgotten, neglected, lost abolished”)

 

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “làr”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN