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leabhar

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Irish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Irish lebor, from Latin liber.[3]

Noun

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leabhar m (genitive singular leabhair, nominative plural leabhair or leabhartha)

  1. book
Declension
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Declension of leabhar (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative leabhar leabhair
vocative a leabhair a leabhara
genitive leabhair leabhar
dative leabhar leabhair
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an leabhar na leabhair
genitive an leabhair na leabhar
dative leis an leabhar
don leabhar
leis na leabhair

Alternative plurals:

Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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See leabhair.

Adjective

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leabhar (genitive singular masculine leabhair, genitive singular feminine leabhaire, comparative leabhaire)

  1. Alternative form of leabhair (long and slender; lithe, supple, pliant)
Declension
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Declension of leabhar
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative leabhar leabhar leabhara
vocative leabhair leabhara
genitive leabhaire leabhara leabhar
dative leabhar leabhar;
leabhair (archaic)
leabhara
Comparative níos leabhaire
Superlative is leabhaire

Etymology 3

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See liúr.

Noun

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leabhar m (genitive singular leabhair, nominative plural leabhair)

  1. Alternative form of liúr (long rod, staff, pole; stroke, blow)
Declension
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Declension of leabhar (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative leabhar leabhair
vocative a leabhair a leabhara
genitive leabhair leabhar
dative leabhar leabhair
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an leabhar na leabhair
genitive an leabhair na leabhar
dative leis an leabhar
don leabhar
leis na leabhair

Verb

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leabhar (present analytic leabhraíonn, future analytic leabhróidh, verbal noun leabhart, past participle leabhartha)

  1. (transitive) Alternative form of liúr (beat, trounce)
Conjugation
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References

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  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 202, page 102
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 222, page 83
  3. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “lebor”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish lebor,[1] from Latin liber.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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leabhar m (genitive singular leabhair, plural leabhraichean)

  1. book, volume
    Seo an leabhar leamsa.This is my book.

Declension

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Declension of leabhar (type Vb masculine noun)
indefinite
singular plural
nominative leabhar leabhraichean
genitive leabhair leabhraichean
dative leabhar leabhraichean
definite
singular plural
nominative (an) leabhar (na) leabhraichean
genitive (an) leabhair (nan) leabhraichean
dative (an) leabhar (na) leabhraichean
vocative leabhar leabhraichean
  • Alternative vocative: leabhra (only in fossilised phrases)

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “lebor”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  3. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “leabhar”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN