spéir

See also: speir

Irish

Alternative forms

spéar, speur

Etymology

From Middle Irish spéir, from Latin sphēra, sphaera (“ball, globe, sphere”), from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα (sphaîra, “ball, globe”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /spʲeːɾʲ/

Noun

spéir f (genitive singular spéire, nominative plural spéartha)

sky; air
airiness, brightness, light
(literary) sphere, circle
(literary) orbit

Declension

Declension of spéir

Second declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	spéir	spéartha
Vocative	a spéir	a spéartha
Genitive	spéire	spéartha
Dative	spéir	spéartha

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an spéir	na spéartha
Genitive	na spéire	na spéartha
Dative	leis an spéir don spéir	leis na spéartha

Synonyms

(sky, air): aer

Derived terms

Further reading

“spéir” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
“spéir” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page {{{1}}}.
"spéir" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Entries containing “spéir” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.

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