"léargas" meaning in Irish

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Noun

Etymology: Apparently from léardha, alternative form of léir (“clear, lucid”) + -as. However, the attestations in the Historical Irish Corpas, which date back to 1700, are never spelled with dh. Etymology templates: {{af|ga|-as}} -as Head templates: {{head|ga|noun|genitive singular|léargais||||||||-|||||cat2=|f1request=1|f4request=1|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|var=}} léargas m (genitive singular léargais), {{ga-noun|m|léargais|-}} léargas m (genitive singular léargais) Forms: léargais [genitive, singular], declension-1 no-plural [table-tags], no-table-tags [table-tags], léargas [indefinite, nominative, singular], a léargais [indefinite, singular, vocative], léargais [genitive, indefinite, singular], léargas [dative, indefinite, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], an léargas [definite, nominative, singular], an léargais [definite, genitive, singular], leis an léargas [dative, definite, singular], don léargas [dative, definite, singular], léargus [alternative, obsolete], leurgas [alternative, obsolete], leurgus [alternative, obsolete]
  1. visibility (degree to which things may be seen) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-léargas-ga-noun-SO1PHSa0 Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header, Irish terms suffixed with -as, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 80 15 5 Disambiguation of Irish terms suffixed with -as: 51 32 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 66 18 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 7 6
  2. insight (power of acute observation and deduction), glimpse, sight Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-léargas-ga-noun-9p84-yrX
  3. enlightenment, illumination Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-léargas-ga-noun-K2v4yqse
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a léargais",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
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    },
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    },
    {
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "don léargas",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "léargus",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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      "form": "leurgas",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
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      ]
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "tags": [
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "a léargais",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "léargais",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "léargas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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    {
      "form": "an léargas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an léargais",
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    },
    {
      "form": "leis an léargas",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don léargas",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "léargus",
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      ]
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