léir

See also: leir, leír, and lèir

Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /l̠ʲeːɾʲ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish léir.

Alternative forms

Adjective

léir (genitive singular feminine léire, plural léire, comparative léire)

  1. clear
  2. distinct
  3. clever
  4. explicit
  5. evident
Declension
Declension of léir
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative léir léir léire
Vocative léir léire
Genitive léire léire léir
Dative léir léir léire
Comparative níos léire
Superlative is léire
Derived terms

Adjective

léir

  1. inflection of léar:
    1. vocative/genitive singular masculine
    2. (archaic) dative singular feminine

Etymology 2

Inflected form of léigh.

Alternative forms
  • léighir (obsolete)

Verb

léir

  1. (archaic, Munster) second-person singular present indicative of léigh
  2. (archaic, Munster) second-person singular present subjunctive of léigh

Old Irish

Etymology

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /l͈ʲeːrʲ/

Adjective

léir

  1. assiduous, earnest, careful, zealous
  2. (later) visible, perceptible

Descendants
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