leaba

Galician

Verb

leaba

  1. first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of lear

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish lepaid, from leth + buith.

Pronunciation

Noun

leaba f (genitive singular leapa, nominative plural leapacha)

  1. bed

Declension
Declension of leaba

Irregular

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative leaba leapacha
Vocative a leaba a leapacha
Genitive leapa leapacha
Dative leaba leapacha

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an leaba na leapacha
Genitive na leapa na leapacha
Dative leis an leaba

don leaba

 leis na leapacha
Archaic inflection as a fifth-declension noun
Declension of leaba

Fifth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative leaba leabthacha
Vocative a leaba a leabthacha
Genitive leabadh leabthacha
Dative leabaidh leabthacha

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an leaba na leabthacha
Genitive na leabadh na leabthacha
Dative leis an leabaidh

don leabaidh

 leis na leabthacha

Derived terms
  • anacair leapa
  • cóir leapa
  • éadach leapa
  • folcadh leapa
  • i leaba (“in place, instead”)
  • i leaba a chéile (“by degrees”)
  • leaba abhann (“bed of river”)
  • leaba agus bricfeasta
  • leaba an duáin (“lumbar region”)
  • leaba ancaire (“anchorage; berthing”)
  • leaba bhuinc
  • leaba champa (“camp bed”)
  • leaba chloiche (“bedding of stone”)
  • leaba chlúimh (“feather bed”)
  • leaba chluimhrí (“feather bed”)
  • leaba chocháin
  • leaba dhearg (“animal's lair”)
  • leaba dhruidte (“bed in alcove”)
  • leaba dhúbailte (“double bed”)
  • leaba ghlasraí (“vegetable-bed”)
  • leaba innill (“engine bed”)
  • leaba iomartha (“rowlock”)
  • leaba iompair (“litter (vehicle)”)
  • leaba lánúine (“marriage bed”)
  • leaba loinge (“ship's berth”)
  • leaba luascáin (“hammock”)
  • leaba luí seoil (“childbed”)
  • leaba phrátaí (“potato-bed”)
  • leaba raca
  • leaba ráille (“chair”)
  • leaba sheoide (“setting of jewel”)
  • leaba shingil (“single bed”)
  • leaba shínteáin (“stretcher(-bed)”)
  • leaba shoip
  • leaba shuíocháin
  • leaba thaomtha (“bilge (of boat)”)
  • leaba the (“hot-bed”)
  • leaba thinnis
  • leaba thuí
  • leaba uisce (“water-course”)
  • míol leapa (“bed bug”)
  • rolla leapa (“bedroll”)

References
  1. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 28
  2. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 46

Further reading

Northern Sami

Pronunciation
  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈlea̯pa/

Verb

leaba

  1. third-person dual present indicative of leat
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.