gleoir

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word gleoir. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word gleoir, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say gleoir in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word gleoir you have here. The definition of the word gleoir will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofgleoir, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

  1. clear, bright, limpid

Declension

Declension of gleoir
singular plural (m/f)
Positive 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

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.

Further reading

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia