láir

See also: lair and làir

Faroese

Noun

láir

1. indefinite nominative/accusative plural of lógv

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Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [l̪ˠɑːɾʲ]

Etymology 1

From Old Irish láir.

Noun

láir f (genitive singular lárach, nominative plural láracha)

1. mare (female horse)

Declension

Declension of láir

Fifth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative láir láracha Vocative a láir a láracha Genitive lárach láracha Dative láir láracha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an láir na láracha Genitive na lárach na láracha Dative leis an láir don láir leis na láracha

Derived terms

• An Láir Bhán f (“the Milky Way”)
• láir asail f (“she-ass”)
• láir bhán f (“badderlocks”)
• láir bhán f (“hobby-horse”) (used by wren-parties)
• láir dhubh f (“treadmill”)
• láir ghraí f (“brood mare”)
• láir mná f (“big well-built woman”)
• láir shearraigh f (“mare in foal”)
• láireog f, láireachán m (“little mare; young mare, filly; well-built girl, woman”)

 

Related terms

• capall
• each

Etymology 2

Noun

láir m

1. inflection of lár (“ground, floor; middle, center”):
   1. genitive/vocative singular
   2. nominative/dative plural

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “láir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “láir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “láir”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “láir”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

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Old Irish

Etymology

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Noun

láir f

1. mare (female horse)

Inflection

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Related terms

• ech
• marc

Descendants

• Irish: láir
• Manx: laair
• Scottish Gaelic: làir

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “láir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language