plé
Irish
Alternative forms
- pléidhe[1] (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle Irish plé, pléidh, a borrowing from Anglo-Norman plai (“lawsuit”), from Medieval Latin placitum (“a decree, sentence, suit, plea, etc.”), Latin placitum (“an opinion, determination, prescription, order; literally, that which is pleasing, pleasure”), neuter of placitus, past participle of placeō (“I please”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʲlʲeː/
Declension
Declension of plé
Fourth declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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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. | ||
References
- “pléiḋe” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
Further reading
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “plé(idh)”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
- "plé" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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