làidir

See also: laidir and láidir

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish láitir.

Pronunciation

Adjective

làidir (comparative làidire or treasa)

  1. strong, potent, robust, brawny

Usage notes

  • The comparative form treasa is originally derived from treun, but is also used as an alternative comparative form for làidir.

Declension

Declension of làidir (type II adjective)
masculine feminine plural
nominative làidir làidir làidir
genitive làidir làidire, làidir làidir
dative làidir làidir làidir
vocative làidir làidir làidir

Synonyms

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