léire

See also: leire and Leire

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish léire (“diligence”).[1] By surface analysis, léir +‎ -e.

Noun

léire f (genitive singular léire)

  1. clearness

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “léire”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 655; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “léire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

léire

  1. inflection of léir:
    1. feminine genitive singular
    2. nominative/vocative/dative/strong genitive plural
    3. comparative degree

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “léire”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈl̠ʲeː.ɾʲe/

Etymology 1

From léir +‎ -e.

Noun

léire f (genitive léire)

  1. diligence
    For quotations using this term, see Citations:léire.
Declension
Feminine iā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative léireL — —
vocative léireL — —
accusative léiriN — —
genitive léire — —
dative léiriL — —
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

léire

  1. inflection of léir:
    1. feminine genitive singular
    2. masculine/feminine/neuter genitive plural

Further reading

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