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Irish
Alternative forms
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
Verb
plé
- present subjunctive analytic of pléigh
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| plé
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phlé
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bplé
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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References
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, 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