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

Further reading

"léaró" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

References

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

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