gleoir

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish gleór, gleóir (“clear, luminous, bright”).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ɟl̪ʲoːɾʲ/

Adjective

gleoir (genitive singular masculine gleoir, genitive singular feminine gleoire, plural gleoire, comparative gleoire)

  1. clear, bright, limpid

Declension

Declension of gleoir
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative gleoir ghleoir gleoire;
ghleoire2
vocative ghleoir gleoire
genitive gleoire gleoire gleoir
dative gleoir;
ghleoir1 		ghleoir;
ghleoir (archaic) 		gleoire;
ghleoire2
Comparative níos gleoire
Superlative is gleoire

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

  • gleoracht f (“brightness”)
  • gleorán (“cress”)
  • gleorach (“bright, sparkling”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gleoir
radical lenition eclipsis
gleoir ghleoir ngleoir

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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