lipéad

Irish

Etymology

Perhaps from English lappet (“fold, flap”). Compare the development of Welsh llabed.

Noun

lipéad m (genitive singular lipéid, nominative plural lipéid)

1. label

Declension

Declension of lipéad (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative lipéad lipéid vocative a lipéid a lipéada genitive lipéid lipéad dative lipéad lipéid forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an lipéad na lipéid genitive an lipéid na lipéad dative leis an lipéad don lipéad leis na lipéid

Derived terms

• lipéad greamaitheach (“adhesive label”)
• lipéadaigh (“label”, verb)

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “lipéad”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “label”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025