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láithreach
láithreach
See also: làithreach
Irish
Noun
láithreach m (genitive singular láithrigh, nominative plural láithrigh)
Declension
Declension of láithreach
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Synonyms
- (place, spot; site, location; presence): láthair
Adjective
láithreach (genitive singular masculine láithrigh, genitive singular feminine láithrí, plural láithreacha, comparative láithrí)
Declension
Declension of láithreach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | láithreach | láithreach¹ | láithreacha³ | |
| Vocative | láithrigh¹ | láithreach¹ | láithreacha | |
| Genitive | láithrigh¹ | láithrí (obsolete) láithrighe |
láithreacha | láithreach |
| Dative | láithreach² | láithreach¹ (archaic) láithrigh¹ |
láithreacha³ | |
| Comparative | láithrí (obsolete) láithrighe |
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¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- lom láithreach (“on the spot, instantly, there and then”)
Related terms
- láithreacht f (“presence, ubiety”)
Etymology 2
Noun
láithreach f
- genitive singular of láthair
References
- "láithreach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “láthrach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.