ladrann

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Irish

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish latrann (robber, thief), probably originally the genitive singular of an unattested Old Irish *latru, from Latin latrō.

Noun

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ladrann m (genitive singular ladrainn, nominative plural ladrainn)

  1. (literary) robber, thief
    Synonyms: robálaí, gadaí
    • 1970, Ó Cuinn, Tiomna Nua, Lúcás 19:46:
      “Tá sé scríofa go mbeidh mo theachsa ina theach urnaí; ach tá uaimh ladrann déanta agaibh de.”
      “It is written that my house will be a house of prayer; bu you have made it a den of thieves.”
  2. (entomology) drone
    • 1999, Feasta:
      An t-aon ghnó atá ag an ladrann ná a bheith mar chéile aon bhabhta ag banríon nua.
      The only business of the drone is to be a new queen’s one-time partner.

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