leor

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See also: leòr and le-or

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish lór, from Old Irish lour (“enough, sufficient”).

Pronunciation

(Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /l̠ʲoːɾˠ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /l̠ʲɔːɾˠ/

Adjective

leor (genitive singular masculine leoir, genitive singular feminine leoire, plural leora, comparative leoire)

(literary) sufficient, ample

Declension

Declension of *leor*
	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	leor	leor	leora
vocative	leoir	leor	leora
genitive	leoir	leore	leora	leor
dative	leor	leor; leoir (archaic)	leora
Comparative	níos leore
Superlative	is leore

Derived terms

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leor”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Old English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /le͜oːr/

Verb

lēor

singular imperative of lēoran

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