plé

See also: ple, PLE, and -ple

Irish

Alternative forms

• pléidhe (obsolete)

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman plai (“lawsuit”), from Medieval Latin placitum (“a plea, etc.”), neuter of Latin placitus, past participle of placeō (“I please”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʲlʲeː/

Noun

plé m (genitive singular plé)

1. discussion, dealings
2. verbal noun of pléigh

Declension

Declension of plé

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative plé Vocative a phlé Genitive plé Dative plé

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an plé Genitive an phlé Dative leis an bplé don phlé

Verb

plé

1. present subjunctive analytic of pléigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
plé	phlé	bplé
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, 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