spéir

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish spéir, from Latin sphēra, sphaera (ball, globe, sphere), from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα (sphaîra, ball, globe). Doublet of sféar.

Pronunciation

Noun

spéir f (genitive singular spéire, nominative plural spéartha)

  1. sky; air
  2. airiness, brightness, light
  3. (literary) sphere, circle
  4. (literary) orbit

Declension

Declension of spéir (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative spéir spéartha
vocative a spéir a spéartha
genitive spéire spéartha
dative spéir spéartha
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an spéir na spéartha
genitive na spéire na spéartha
dative leis an spéir
don spéir
leis na spéartha

Synonyms

  • (sky, air): aer

Derived terms

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