làthair

See also: láthair

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

  • làithir

Etymology

From Old Irish láthar (compare Irish láthair).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɫ̪aː.ɪɾʲ/

Noun

làthair f (genitive singular làthaire)

  1. presence, existence, company, sight
    Na tig an làthair. ― Do not present yourself.
    a-mach as mo làthair! ― out of my presence!
    an làthair a chéile ― in the presence of each other

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References

  • Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • “láthar” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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