leathchúpla
Irish
Etymology
Noun
leathchúpla m (genitive singular leathchúpla, nominative plural leathchúplaí)
- (architecture) one beam of a couple
- a single twin of a set
Usage notes
- This word refers to a sibling that shares a common birthdate with another sibling. The plural refers to an unordered pair of twins. The collective plural for a set of twins is cúpla.
Declension
Declension of leathchúpla
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- leathchúpla dearthár (“twin brother”)
- leathchúpla deirféar (“twin sister”)
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leathchúpla”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “leathchúpla”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “leathchúpla”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024