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leabhair
leabhair
Irish
Adjective
leabhair (genitive singular feminine leabhaire, plural leabhaire, comparative leabhaire)
Declension
Declension of leabhair
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | leabhair | leabhair¹ | leabhaire³ | |
| Vocative | leabhair¹ | leabhair¹ | leabhaire | |
| Genitive | leabhair¹ | leabhaire | leabhaire | leabhair |
| Dative | leabhair² | leabhair¹ | leabhaire³ | |
| Comparative | leabhaire | |||
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
- géagleabhair (“slender-limbed”)
- leabhairchruth (“long slender shape; streamline”)
Etymology 2
Inflected form of leabhar.
Noun
leabhair m
- inflection of leabhar (“book”):
- vocative singular
- genitive singular
- nominative plural
- dative plural
Alternative forms
- (plural): leabhartha (Connemara)
References
- "leabhair" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “1 lebar” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.