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Middle Annerish

Etymology

Borrowed from Goidelic lae and laithe.

Pronunciation

(Annerish) IPA: /ˈlˠaː/ [ˈɫɒɯ̯]

  • singulative: /ˈlˠaθʲə/ [ˈɫæçə]
Inflection of
 Ⅲ ꜰᴇᴍ.  ɴᴏᴍ. ɢᴇɴ. ᴀᴛ. ᴏᴄ.
ᴄᴏʟ.  lá   láeʟ  láb / ló   láeʟ
sɢᴠ.  laıtheɴ  laıthınɴ  laıtheʟ  laıtheʟ
ᴘʟᴠ.  laıthíʟ  laıtheʟ  laıthnıb   laıtheʟ

|- |- | style="background-color:#e5dee6" |  ᴏᴄ.  |  láeʟ  |  ʟ  |  laıtheʟ  |}

Noun

(runic:ᚳᚭ)

  1. (cn.) Daytime (as distinguished from night).
  2. (col; fig.) Days, era.
    leas / fua
    in her lifetime / since his death
  3. In set phrases:
    eır - later, after a while;
    fın - (conj.) during, when.

Usage notes

According to the Bésgnae Béırle this noun belongs to the third declension despite its irregularities; the dative collective láb is prescribed.

See also