ladhar
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Middle Irish ladar (“space between fingers or toes”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ladhar f (genitive singular laidhre, nominative plural ladhracha)
- space between the toes or fingers (of humans)
- toe (of humans)
- web (of the fingers, toes) (of humans)
- thumb (of humans)
- claw (of animals)
- prong, tine
- fork, crotch
- handful
Declension
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Synonyms
[edit]- (claw): ionga
- (toe): méar coise
- (fork): gabhal
- (tine): beann
- (handful): dornán
Derived terms
[edit]- ionga laidhre f (“toenail”)
- ladhrach (“toed; clawed”, adjective)
- ladhráil f (“clawing”)
- ladhrán m (“small toe”)
- ladhróg f (“forked stick”)
References
[edit]- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ladar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ 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
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 70, page 30
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ladhar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Irish ladar.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ladhar m (genitive singular ladhair or ladhra, plural ladhran)
Synonyms
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