"léire" meaning in Irish

See léire in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈlʲeːɾʲə/ [Munster], /ˈl̠ʲeːɾʲə/ [Connacht, Ulster]
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|ga|adjective form|cat2=comparative adjectives}} léire
  1. inflection of léir:
    feminine genitive singular
    Tags: feminine, form-of, genitive, singular Form of: léir
    Sense id: en-léire-ga-adj-4oNg8hs2
  2. inflection of léir:
    nominative/vocative/dative/strong genitive plural
    Tags: dative, form-of, genitive, nominative, plural, strong, vocative Form of: léir
    Sense id: en-léire-ga-adj-Sm0Jxjk1
  3. inflection of léir:
    comparative degree
    Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: léir
    Sense id: en-léire-ga-adj-FR1G0iRl Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header, Old Irish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 3 4 90 3 Disambiguation of Old Irish entries with incorrect language header: 4 4 73 4 4 7 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 1 85 3 3 4 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 92 1 1 2 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈlʲeːɾʲə/ [Munster], /ˈl̠ʲeːɾʲə/ [Connacht, Ulster] Forms: léire [genitive, singular]
Etymology: From Old Irish léire (“diligence”). By surface analysis, léir + -e. Etymology templates: {{der|ga|sga|léire|t=diligence}} Old Irish léire (“diligence”), {{surf|ga|léir|-e}} By surface analysis, léir + -e Head templates: {{head|ga|noun|genitive singular|léire||||||||-|||||altform=|cat2=|f1request=1|f4request=1|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=}} léire f (genitive singular léire), {{ga-noun|f|~|-}} léire f (genitive singular léire)
  1. clearness Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-léire-ga-noun-NkeDTUIa Categories (other): Irish terms suffixed with -e
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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