leabhar

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Irish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Irish lebor, from Latin liber.

Noun[edit]

leabhar m (genitive singular leabhair, nominative plural leabhair or leabhartha)

  1. book
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Etymology 2[edit]

See leabhair.

Adjective[edit]

leabhar (genitive singular masculine leabhair, genitive singular feminine leabhaire, comparative leabhaire)

  1. Alternative form of leabhair (long and slender; lithe, supple, pliant)
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Etymology 3[edit]

See liúr.

Noun[edit]

leabhar m (genitive singular leabhair, nominative plural leabhair)

  1. Alternative form of liúr (long rod, staff, pole; stroke, blow)
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Verb[edit]

leabhar (present analytic leabhraíonn, future analytic leabhróidh, verbal noun leabhart, past participle leabhartha)

  1. (transitive) Alternative form of liúr (beat, trounce)
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Further reading[edit]

Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish lebor, from Latin liber.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

leabhar m (genitive singular leabhair, plural leabhraichean)

  1. book, volume
    Seo an leabhar leamsa.This is my book.

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “leabhar”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “lebor”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language