láidir

See also: laidir and làidir

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish láitir.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠɑːdʲəɾʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠaːdʲəɾʲ/

Adjective

láidir (genitive singular masculine láidir, genitive singular feminine láidre, plural láidre, comparative láidre)

1. strong

   Tá Dia láidir is máthair mhaith aige.

   God is strong and he has a good mother.

Declension

Declension of láidir

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	láidir	láidir	láidre
Vocative	láidir		láidre
Genitive		láidre	láidre	láidir
Dative	láidir	láidir	láidre
Comparative	níos láidre
Superlative	is láidre

Derived terms

• béal-láidir
• géagláidir (“strong-limbed”)
• láidreacht

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “láidir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN