spéir
See also: speir
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish spéir, from Latin sphēra, sphaera (“ball, globe, sphere”), from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα (sphaîra, “ball, globe”). Doublet of sféar.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
spéir f (genitive singular spéire, nominative plural spéartha)
Declension edit
Declension of spéir
Synonyms edit
- (sky, air): aer
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “spéir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “spéir”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page {{{1}}}
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “spéir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “spéir” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 61
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 38