labhairt

== Irish == === Etymology === From Old Irish labairt, verbal noun of labraithir. By surface analysis, labhair +‎ -t. === Pronunciation === (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /l̪ˠauɾˠtʲ/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /l̪ˠoːɾˠtʲ/ === Noun === labhairt f (genitive singular labhartha) verbal noun of labhair speaking speech call ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== labharthach labharthacht === References === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “labhairt”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Old Irish labairt, verbal noun of labraithir. By surface analysis, labhair +‎ -t. === Pronunciation === (Lewis, Sutherland) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠavərˠt̪/, [ˈl̪ˠävəʈ] (Harris, north Skye, mid and South Argyll) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠavərˠʃtʲ/ (Uist, Barra, north Argyll) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠau.ərˠʃtʲ/, (Barra) [ˈl̪ˠau.əɕtʲ] (south Skye) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠau.ərˠtʲ/ (Wester Ross) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠa.urˠt̪/, [ˈl̪ˠau(ɻ)ʈ˥˧] (Islay) IPA(key): /ˈd̪̊ˠavərˠʃtʲ/, [ˈd̪̊ˠɑˀvərˠʃtʲʃ] === Noun === labhairt f (genitive singular labhairte, plural labhairtean) verbal noun of labhair speaking, speech, oration tha deagh chomas labhairt aige ― he is eloquent; he is a fluent speaker (literally, “he has a good ability of speaking”) utterance conversation, discourse expression === References === === Further reading === Edward Dwelly (1911), “labhairt”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “labhair”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎[2], Stirling, →ISBN Cathair Ó Dochartaigh, editor (1994), Survey of the Gaelic Dialects of Scotland, volume IV, Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, pages 174-175