Irish
Etymology
Literally, “red bed”.
Noun
leaba dhearg f (genitive singular leapa deirge, nominative plural leapacha dearga)
- lair, den (of an animal)
- burrow (tunnel or hole)
Declension
Declension of leaba dhearg (irregular)
| bare forms
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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leaba dhearg
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leapacha dearga
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| vocative
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a leaba dhearg
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a leapacha dearga
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| genitive
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leapa deirge
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leapacha dearga
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| dative
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leaba dhearg
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leapacha dearga
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| forms with the definite article
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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an leaba dhearg
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na leapacha dearga
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| genitive
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na leapa deirge
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na leapacha dearga
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| dative
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leis an leaba dhearg
don leaba dhearg
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leis na leapacha dearga
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Synonyms
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “leaba”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 637; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “leaba dhearg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN