leor

See also: leòr

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish lór, from Old Irish lour (“enough, sufficient”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /l̠ʲoːɾˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /l̠ʲɔːɾˠ/

Adjective

leor (genitive singular masculine leoir, genitive singular feminine leoire, plural leora, comparative leoire)

1. (literary) sufficient, ample

Declension

Declension of leor

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	leor	leor	leora
Vocative	leoir		leora
Genitive		leore	leora	leor
Dative	leor	leor; leoir (archaic)	leora
Comparative	níos leore
Superlative	is leore

Derived terms

• go leor
• leorchúiteamh
• leordhóthain
• leorfhianaise
• leorghníomh

 

Further reading

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

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /le͜oːr/

Verb

lēor

1. singular imperative of lēoran