slabhra
Irish
Etymology 1
From Old Irish slabrad (“chain; fetter, shackle”).
Alternative forms
- slabhradh (obsolete)
Noun
slabhra m (genitive singular slabhra, nominative plural slabhraí)
- chain
Declension
Declension of slabhra
Fourth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- aistreoir slabhra (“derailleur”)
- droichead slabhra (“chain bridge”)
- slabhra páipéir (“paper chain”)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Old Norse slafra (“to slaver”).
Noun
slabhra m (genitive singular slabhra)
- slaver, slobber
Declension
Declension of slabhra
Fourth declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
| Forms with the definite article
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Etymology 3
From Old Irish slabrae (“stock; marriage portion, dowry”).
Noun
slabhra f (genitive singular slabhra)
- (literary) stock, cattle; portion, dowry
Declension
Declension of slabhra
Fourth declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
| Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
slabhra | shlabhra after an, tslabhra | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “slaḃra”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 649
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “slabhra”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “slabrad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “slabrae, slaibre”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “slabhra” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “slabhra” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.