léir

See also: leir, leír, and lèir

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l̠ʲeːɾʲ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish léir.

Alternative forms

• léar

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

• léirigh

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

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Old Irish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l͈ʲeːrʲ/

Adjective

léir

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

Descendants

• Irish: léir
• Scottish Gaelic: lèir