leaba

Irish

Alternative forms

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)

  1. 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
  • 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

  1. third-person dual present indicative of leat
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