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labhairt

Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish labairt, verbal noun of labraithir. By surface analysis, labhair +‎ -t.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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labhairt f (genitive singular labhartha)

  1. verbal noun of labhair
  2. speaking
  3. speech
  4. call

Declension

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Declension of labhairt

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun):

Case Singular
Nominative labhairt
Vocative a labhairt
Genitive labhartha
Dative labhairt

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an labhairt
Genitive na labhartha
Dative leis an labhairt

don labhairt

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 77, page 42
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 40, page 18

Further reading

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish labairt, verbal noun of labraithir. By surface analysis, labhair +‎ -t.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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labhairt f (genitive singular labhairte, plural labhairtean)

  1. verbal noun of labhair
  2. speaking, speech, oration
  3. utterance
  4. conversation, discourse
  5. expression

References

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  1. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap

Further reading

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  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “labhairt”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “labhair”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎[2], Stirling, →ISBN
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