láthair
See also: làthair
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish láthar n (“arrangement, disposition; place, position”) (compare Scottish Gaelic làthair), from Proto-Celtic *ɸlātrom (“flat position”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat”).
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠɑːhəɾʲ/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠɑːɾʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠahæɾʲ/[1] (as if spelled látháir)
Noun
láthair f (genitive singular láithreach, nominative plural láithreacha)
Declension
Declension of láthair
Fifth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- as láthair
- faoi láthair
- i láthair
- láithreach
- láithreacht
- láthair champála (“camping-ground”)
References
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 33
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “láthair”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “láthar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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