léiriú

Irish

Alternative forms

• léiriughadh (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): [l̠ʲeːˈɾʲuː]
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): [ˈl̠ʲeːɾʲuː]
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): [ˈl̠ʲeːɾʲu]

Noun

léiriú m (genitive singular léirithe, nominative plural léirithe)

1. verbal noun of léirigh¹ (“illustrate, demonstrate; produce”)
2. illustration, representation

   Synonym: léiriúchán

3. demonstration

   Synonym: taispeántas

4. exemplar, example

   Synonyms: eiseamláir, solaoid

5. show

   Synonym: seó

6. impersonation

   Synonym: léiriú carachtair

Declension

Declension of léiriú

Irregular

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative léiriú léirithe Vocative a léiriú a léirithe Genitive léirithe léirithe Dative léiriú léirithe

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an léiriú na léirithe Genitive an léirithe na léirithe Dative leis an léiriú don léiriú leis na léirithe

Derived terms

• bréagléiriú
• féinléiriú
• léiriúchán

 

Noun

léiriú m (genitive singular léirithe, nominative plural léirithe)

1. verbal noun of léirigh² (“beat down, subdue”)

Declension

Declension of léiriú

Irregular

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative léiriú Vocative a léiriú Genitive léirithe Dative léiriú

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an léiriú Genitive an léirithe Dative leis an léiriú don léiriú

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “léiriú”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “léiriú”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “léiriú”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024