liobairne

Irish

Etymology

From liobar (“something saggy or droopy”).

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠʌbˠəɾˠn̠ʲə/ (as if spelled lobairne)

Noun

liobairne f (genitive singular liobairne)

1. looseness (of skin)
2. (Ulster) disarray, ruin, rack and ruin

   Synonym: raice

   dul chun liobairne ― to go to (rack and) ruin

Related terms

• liobarna (“droopiness, limpness”)
  • ar liobarna (“drooping, hanging limply”)
• liobarnach (“unwieldy, clumsy, floppy”)

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “liobairne”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “liobairne”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN