Irish
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman plai (“lawsuit”), from Medieval Latin placitum (“a plea, etc.”), neuter of Latin placitus, past participle of placeō (“I please”).
Pronunciation
Noun
plé m (genitive singular plé)
- discussion, dealings
- verbal noun of pléigh
Declension
Declension of plé (fourth declension, no plural)
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Mutation
Mutated forms of plé
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lenition
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eclipsis
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phlé
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bplé
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “plé(idh)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “plé”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “pléiḋe”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 546