leaba

Galician

Verb

leaba

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

Irish

Alternative forms

• leabadh, leabaidh

Etymology

From Old Irish lepaid, from leth + buith.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈlʲabˠɪɟ/ (corresponding to the form leabaidh)
• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲæːbˠə/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲabˠiː/ (corresponding to the form leabaidh)

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”)

 

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leaba”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “lepaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “leaba”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 422

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈlea̯pa/

Verb

leaba

1. third-person dual present indicative of leat