Contionary:lá

Middle Annerish

Etymology

Borrowed from Goidelic lae and laithe.

Pronunciation

(Annerish) IPA: /ˈlˠaː/ [ˈɫɒɯ̯]

• singulative: /ˈlˠaθʲə/ [ˈɫæçə]

Inflection of lá

Ⅲ ꜰᴇᴍ.	ɴᴏᴍ.	ɢᴇɴ.	ᴅᴀᴛ.	ᴠᴏᴄ.
ᴄᴏʟ.	lá	láeʟ	láb / ló	láeʟ
sɢᴠ.	laıtheɴ	laıthınʜ	laıtheʟ	laıtheʟ
ᴘʟᴠ.	laıthíʟ	laıtheɴ	laıthnıb	laıtheʟ

Noun

lá (runic:ᚳᚭ)

1. (cn.) Daytime (as distinguished from night).
2. (col; fig.) Days, era.

   leas lá / fua lá

   in her lifetime / since his death

3. In set phrases:

   eır ló - later, after a while;

   fın ló - (conj.) during, when.

ɴ.ʙ.

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

See also

• de ("date")
• laıtheòıl ("diurnal")