labhair

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Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish labraithir.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

labhair (present analytic labhraíonn, future analytic labhróidh, verbal noun labhairt, past participle labhartha)

  1. speak

Conjugation[edit]

Also inflected as a first-conjugation verb in dialects:

Also with slender rf in the future and conditional: labhairfidh, labhairfeadh etc.

Also without syncope and with slender r:

Also without syncope and with broad r:

In the archaic language, with infixed eo in the future and conditional: laibheoraidh, laibheoradh etc.

Further reading[edit]

Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish labraithir.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

labhair (past labhair, future labhraidh or labhairidh, verbal noun labhairt)

  1. (higher register) speak, utter

Usage notes[edit]

  • Considered higher register than the ordinary bruidhinn.

Conjugation[edit]

Also without syncope: