sféar

Irish

Etymology

From Old French sphere, from Late Latin sphēra, earlier Latin sphaera (“ball, globe, celestial sphere”), from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα (sphaîra, “ball, globe”). Doublet of spéir.

Noun

sféar m (genitive singular sféir, nominative plural sféir)

1. (mathematics, geometry) sphere

Declension

Declension of sféar

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative sféar sféir Vocative a sféir a sféara Genitive sféir sféar Dative sféar sféir

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an sféar na sféir Genitive an sféir na sféar Dative leis an sféar don sféar leis na sféir

Derived terms

• bithsféar
• fótaisféar
• heitrisféar
• sféarúil