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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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Declension of láthair (fifth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative láthair láithreacha
vocative a láthair a láithreacha
genitive láithreach láithreacha
dative láthair
láithrigh (archaic, dialectal)
láithreacha
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an láthair na láithreacha
genitive na láithreach na láithreacha
dative leis an láthair
leis an láithrigh (archaic, dialectal)
don láthair
don láithrigh (archaic, dialectal)
leis na láithreacha

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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