leaba

Irish

Alternative forms

leabadh, leabaidh

Etymology

From Old Irish lepaid, from leth + buith.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲabˠə/
(Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲæːbˠə/

Noun

leaba f (genitive singular leapa, nominative plural leapacha)

bed

Declension

Declension of leaba

Irregular

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	leaba	leapacha
Vocative	a leaba	a leapacha
Genitive	leapa	leapacha
Dative	leaba	leapacha

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an leaba	na leapacha
Genitive	na leapa	na leapacha
Dative	leis an leaba don leaba	leis na leapacha

Archaic inflection as a fifth-declension noun

Declension of leaba

Fifth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	leaba	leabthacha
Vocative	a leaba	a leabthacha
Genitive	leabadh	leabthacha
Dative	leabaidh	leabthacha

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an leaba	na leabthacha
Genitive	na leabadh	na leabthacha
Dative	leis an leabaidh don leabaidh	leis na leabthacha

Derived terms

Terms derived from leaba

anacair leapa (“bedsore”)
folcadh leapa (“blanket bath”)
i leaba a chéile (“by degrees”)
i leaba (ruda) (“in place, instead (of something)”)
leaba abhann (“bed of river”)
leaba agus bricfeasta (“bed and breakfast”)
leaba ancaire (“anchorage; berthing”)
leaba an duáin (“lumbar region”)
leaba bhuinc (“bunk bed”)
leaba champa (“camp bed”)
leaba chloiche (“bedding of stone”)
leaba chlúimh (éan), leaba chluimhrí (“feather bed”)

leaba chocháin, leaba shoip, leaba thuí (“pallet”)
leaba dhearg (“animal's lair”)
leaba dhruidte (“bed in alcove”)
leaba dhúbailte (“double bed”)
leaba ghlasraí (“vegetable-bed”)
leaba innill (“engine bed”)
leaba iomartha (“rowlock”)
leaba iompair (“litter”) (of vehicle)
leaba lánúine (“marriage bed”)
leaba loinge (“ship's berth”)
leaba luascáin (“hammock”)
leaba luí seoil (“childbed”)

leaba phrátaí (“potato-bed”)
leaba raca, leaba shuíocháin (“settle-bed”)
leaba ráille (“chair”)
leaba sheoide (“setting of jewel”)
leaba shingil (“single bed”)
leaba shínteáin (“stretcher(-bed)”)
leaba thaomtha (“bilge (of boat)”)
leaba the (“hot-bed”)
leaba thinnis (“sickbed”)
leaba uisce (“water-course”)
míol leapa (“bed bug”)
rolla leapa (“bedroll”)

Further reading

"leaba" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“lepaid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
“leaba” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 422.
Entries containing “leaba” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “leaba” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

(Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈlea̯pa/

Verb

leaba

third-person dual present indicative of leat

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