láthair

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Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish láthar n (arrangement, disposition; place, position) (compare Scottish Gaelic làthair), from Proto-Celtic *ɸlātrom (flat position), from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (flat).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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láthair f (genitive singular láithreach, nominative plural láithreacha)

  1. site, spot
    Synonyms: láithreán, suíomh
  2. area
    Synonyms: áit, ionad
  3. (sports) arena

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 33

Further reading

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