léirmheas

See also: lèirmheas

Irish

Etymology

From léir (“clear”) +‎ meas (“judgment”); compare Scottish Gaelic lèirmheas.

Noun

léirmheas m (genitive singular léirmheasa, nominative plural léirmheasanna)

1. critical consideration, complete assessment
2. criticism, critique, review

Declension

Declension of léirmheas (third declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative léirmheas léirmheasanna vocative a léirmheas a léirmheasanna genitive léirmheasa léirmheasanna dative léirmheas léirmheasanna forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an léirmheas na léirmheasanna genitive an léirmheasa na léirmheasanna dative leis an léirmheas don léirmheas leis na léirmheasanna

Derived terms

• léirmheastóir

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “léir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “léir-ṁeas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 655; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “léirmheas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN