nounAinmfhocal1presentationóráidfem2cmuaitheascmasc1cmushe delivered a fine speechrinne sí óráid bhreá, thug sí an-óráid uaithihe made a speech to the Dáilthug sé óráid os comhair na Dála2theatreamharclannaíochtin play etccaintfem2cmupíosa cainte3linguisticsteangeolaíocht, physiologyfiseolaíochtability to speakurlabhrafem4cmulabhairtfem3cmucaintfem2cmuhumans have the gift of speechtá bua na cainte ag an duinethe power of speechcumas urlabhra, cumas cainte, lúth na teangashe has speech problemstá deacrachtaí urlabhra aici4linguisticsteangeolaíochtspoken languagecaintfem2cmulabhairtfem3cmuurlabhrafem4cmuit's learned through speech rather than writingtrí labhairt a fhoghlaimítear é seachas trí léitheoireacht5linguisticsteangeolaíochtway of speakingcaintfem2cmufriotalmasc1cmuhis speech is slower since the accidentlabhraíonn sé níos moille ó tharla an tionóiscyou'd know from his speech that he's not Irishd'aithneofá ar a chuid cainte nach Éireannach é6 (USSAM)educationoideachaselocutionurlabhrafem4cmu