ladhar

Irish

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Irish ladar (“space between fingers or toes”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠɑi(ə)ɾˠ/[2]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /l̪ˠeːɾˠ/, (older) /l̪ˠɤːɾˠ/[3]

Noun

ladhar f (genitive singular laidhre, nominative plural ladhracha)

  1. space between the toes or fingers (of humans)
  2. toe (of humans)
  3. web (of the fingers, toes) (of humans)
  4. thumb (of humans)
  5. claw (of animals)
  6. prong, tine
  7. fork, crotch
  8. handful

Declension

Declension of ladhar (fifth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative ladhar ladhracha
vocative a ladhar a ladhracha
genitive laidhre ladhracha
dative ladhar ladhracha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an ladhar na ladhracha
genitive na laidhre na ladhracha
dative leis an ladhar
don ladhar 		leis na ladhracha

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • ionga laidhre f (“toenail”)
  • ladhrach (“toed; clawed”, adjective)
  • ladhráil f (“clawing”)
  • ladhrán m (“small toe, claw”)
  • ladhróg f (“forked stick”)
  • laidhricín m (“little finger, little toe”)

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ladar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 196, page 98
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 70, page 30

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish ladar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠɤ.əɾ/[1], [ˈl̪ˠɤˑ.əɾ][2]

Noun

ladhar m (genitive singular ladhair or ladhra, plural ladhran)

  1. hoof

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  2. ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
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