spéir

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Irish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle Irish spéir, from Latin sphēra, sphaera (ball, globe, sphere), from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα (sphaîra, ball, globe). Doublet of sféar.

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Noun[edit]

spéir f (genitive singular spéire, nominative plural spéartha)

  1. sky; air
  2. airiness, brightness, light
  3. (literary) sphere, circle
  4. (literary) orbit

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Synonyms[edit]

  • (sky, air): aer

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