léaró

Irish

Etymology

Extension of léir (“clear”).

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /l̠ʲia̯ˈɾˠoː/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲeːɾˠoː/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲɛəɾˠɔ/[1]

Noun

léaró m (genitive singular léaró)

glimmer, gleam, glint

References

Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 15

Further reading

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

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