láthair

See also: làthair

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish láthar (“position”)[1] (compare Scottish Gaelic làthair), from Proto-Celtic *ɸlātrom (“flat position”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat”).

Pronunciation

Noun

láthair f (genitive singular láithreach, nominative plural láithreacha)

  1. site, spot
  2. area
  3. (sports) arena

Declension

Declension of láthair (fifth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative láthair láithreacha
vocative a láthair a láithreacha
genitive láithreach láithreacha
dative láthair
láithrigh (archaic, dialectal) 		láithreacha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an láthair na láithreacha
genitive na láithreach na láithreacha
dative leis an láthair
leis an láithrigh (archaic, dialectal)
don láthair
don láithrigh (archaic, dialectal) 		leis na láithreacha

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

References
  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “láthar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938), Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Description of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, § 104, page 92
  3. ^ Ó Máille, T. S. (1974), Liosta Focal as Ros Muc [Word List from Rosmuck] (in Irish), Baile Átha Cliath [Dublin]: Irish University Press, →ISBN, page 124
  4. ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968), The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 192, page 44
  5. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 180
  6. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977), Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 403, page 214
  7. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 80, page 33

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “láṫair”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 633; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “láthair”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.